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NEWS AND POLITICS 26 CONDUCT UNBECOMING Christopher Ferraro looks at the American military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of legalized discrimination against homosexuals in uniform.

33 BEINHART’S BODY POLITIC Larry Beinhart continues his dissection of capitalist economics, this month focusing on the debacle that is our health care system.

COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK 34 TRAILS OF TRADITION New Paltz-based Red Fox Friends was formed to pass on Native American outdoor skills to children. Al Desetta hits the trail with these keepers of the flame.

39 METAL HEAD Artisan Steve Morris’s hand-welded steel, bronze, and aluminum creations add functional beauty to public and private spaces.

EDUCATION ALMANAC 70 ANNUAL COMPENDIUM OF EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS.

WHOLE LIVING GUIDE 96 FRIENDS IN KNEAD Blissed-out recipients share their favorite massage stories with Lorrie Klosterman.

100 SHAMANIC CONVERGENCE Lorrie Klosterman previews Akasha Con, a gathering in Poughkeepsie to promote pracitces of spiritual growth, healing, and understanding.

BUSINESS SERVICES 80 TASTINGS A directory of what’s cooking and where to get it. 90 BUSINESS DIRECTORY

A compendium of advertiser services.

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For the positive lifestyle.

PLANET WAVES 130 A LARGE WHITE DOVE Eric Francis Coppolino looks at the cosmos’ links to recent natural disasters and the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Plus horoscopes.

42 River Tripathi, a Red Fox Friend, gets acquainted with a slug. Community Notebook.

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CONTENTS ARTS & CULTURE 44 PORTFOLIO

Multimedia artist Judy Pfaff’s prints and drawings.

48 LUCID DREAMING Beth E. Wilson debunks the myths behind juried art shows.

50 GALLERY DIRECTORY What's hanging in galleries and museums throughout the region.

54 MUSIC Peter Aaron’s portrait of award-winning composer George Tsontakis. Plus local scenester DJ Wavy Davy's Nightlife Highlights and reviews of CDs by Uncle Moon Homestyle. Reviewed by Robert Burke Warren. Girl Howdy It’s Honky Tonk Time! Reviewed by J. Spica. Cassandra Cleghorn/Erik Lawrence/Rene Hart/Allison Miller Merge. Reviewed by Sharon Nichols.

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A Steinway piano at Bard College, where George Tsontakis teaches and composes. Music.

58 BOOKS Nina Shengold profiles essayist, novelist, poet, and writer of children’s books Nancy Willard.

60 BOOK REVIEWS Anne Pyburn reviews Generation on Fire by Jeff Kisseloff. Jennifer May reviews Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose. Susan Krawitz reviews The Long Chalkboard by Jenny Allen.

64 POETRY Poems by Sam Dillon, Alexander Forbes Emerson, John Estes, Mary Flanagan, Waldo Gemio, Gwen Gould, Lee Gould, Ian Haight, Kristen Henderson, A.J. Luxton, Darrell Morgan, and Edward A. Shannon.

66 FICTION Brett Bevell’s metaphysical pitch, “The Holy Baseball Tarot Deck.”

78 FOOD & DRINK Harold Jacobs relates how The Artist’s Palate is transforming the taste of downtown Poughkeepsie.

136 PARTING SHOT Claude Lorrain’s An Artist Sketching with a Second Figure Looking On.

THE FORECAST 115 DAILY CALENDAR Comprehensive listings of local events. (Daily updates of calendar listings are posted at Chronogram.com.) PREVIEWS 113 Beth E. Wilson previews a new show of prints at Vassar College by 19th century Japanese artist Chikanobu. 114 Carrie Rodriguez and Uncle Earl co-headline an evening of prime Americana in Albany. Robert Burke Warren previews. 116 Jay Blotcher writes on the Bread and Puppet politcal theater troupe’s visit to TSL in Hudson. 121 Top chamber group CONTINUUM performs at Beacon’s Howland Cultural Center. Sparrow previews. 122 Actor Sharon Breslau brings her one-woman show, “Naked & Flailing,” to Woodstock. Preview by Robert Burke Warren. 125 Peter M. Laffin gets the raw deal on “Lacto-Fermantation: Power Kraut and More,” a nutritional food workshop. 126 The Bardavon hosts the Vassar Repertory Dance Theater’s 25th annual gala. Jamie Lewis previews. 129 Jeremy Schwartz interviews saxophonist Hayes Greenfield about his Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz program for children.

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The new Chronogram.com is brimming with exclusive content you won’t find in the print version—or anywhere else. Video features. Music clips. Short films by area filmmakers. Blogs. Trailers of locally screening films. Slideshows. And, of course, our constantly updating events calendar. It’s all there at Chronogram.com.

VIDEO

Watch a video feature on the Red Fox Friends Native American nature program.

BLOG AUDIO

>“Eclipse: Maniacal (Scherzo)” and “Heartsounds: Preamble to Part II” by George Tsontakis >“Pepper” by Uncle Moon “Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache)” by Girl Howdy >“Project Grizzly” by Cleghorn / Lawrence / Hart / Miller Plus tracks by artists featured in this month’s Nightlife Highlights column.

Blogs on myriad topics by informed and valued members of the Chronogram community.

The Shopping List Alyssa Sullivan guides readers to to the best purveyors, merchants, and products in the region.

Halogen Anatomy Sharon Nichols puts forth spleen-venting, soul-searching—and hilarious— insights.

BOOKS

Lucidities Beth E. Wilson, Chronogram’s longtime art critic, strips the veneer from the art world’s machinations.

Read profiled author Nancy Williard’s poem “A Hardware Store as Proof of the Existence of God.”

Plus blogs on news and politics, music, family, sustainability, lifestyles, food, and more.

LOCAL LUMINARIES

LEADING LIGHTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY

Sheila Bridges, the host of “Sheila Bridges Designer Living,” on the Fine Living network, is one of the nation’s foremost interior designers. She’s appeared on The Today Show and Oprah; has been profiled in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Country Living; and was named America’s best interior designer by CNN and Time. Though she works in Harlem, Bridges spends her weekends at her home in Columbia County. She recently launched The Nestmaker, a free online newsletter that highlights trends, products, and resources for design consumers. This fall, her first outdoor furniture collection will be coming out via Wood Classics, a company based in Gardiner. www.sheilabridges.com. —Peter M. Laffin

Why do you choose to live in the Hudson Valley? I’ve always loved the Hudson Valley for its sense of architectural and artistic history and its natural beauty and charm…and, of course, its convenience to New York via train or car. While I love certain aspects of my life in New York, I think I’m really more of a country girl at heart.

What are some things you would like to see change about this area? What are some things you would like to see stay the same? I am disturbed by all of the new, uninspired, prefab houses and businesses that are popping up virtually everywhere. Part of what attracted me to the Hudson Valley was its rural beauty and charming old homes. I would hate to see all of the farmland and wide-open spaces become shopping malls.

What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? The worst job I ever had was my first job, which I got when I graduated from Brown University and moved to New York. I worked at Bloomingdale’s and hated it. I worked long hours and had to stand on my feet all day and deal with rude, obnoxious shoppers.

What’s your most pleasurable habit, and where do you indulge it? I love to do anything outdoors when I can. That includes riding my quarter horse, Red, on trails in the woods of the Hudson Valley, snowboarding at Windham, and playing tennis at Total Tennis in Saugerties.

What’s your favorite thing to do on a day off? To sit on my front porch with a glass of wine and watch the sun set over the Catskills!

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EDITORIAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Brian K. Mahoney bmahoney@chronogram.com ART DIRECTOR David Perry dperry@chronogram.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Peter Aaron paaron@chronogram.com SENIOR POLITICAL EDITOR Lorna Tychostup tycho56@aol.com BOOKS EDITOR Nina Shengold books@chronogram.com WHOLE LIVING EDITOR Lorrie Klosterman wholeliving@chronogram.com POETRY EDITOR Phillip Levine poetry@chronogram.com COPY EDITOR Andrea Birnbaum

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SUBMISSIONS CALENDAR To submit calendar listings, log in at www.chronogram.com, click on the "Events Producers" link, and fill out the form. E-mail: events@chronogram.com / Fax: (845) 334-8610 Mail: 314 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401 Deadline: March 15

POETRY Submissions of up to three poems at a time can be sent to poetry@chronogram.com or our street address. See above.

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Fiction: Submissions can be sent to fiction@chronogram.com. Nonfiction: Succinct queries about stories of regional interest can be sent to bmahoney@chronogram.com.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Brett Bevell is the author of two illustrated poetry books, America Needs A Buddhist President (White Cloud, 2004) and America Needs A Woman President (to be released summer 2007 by Monkfish Publishing). He is also the author of the forthcoming book The Reiki Magic Guide To Self Attunement, published by Crossing Press, due to be released this fall. Brett’s work has appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered,� and he is the winner of the 1995 Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Prize. His story, “The Tarot of Baseball,� appears on page 66. Susan Krawitz has written for a diverse group of local and national publications including Country Journal, Practical Horseman, Upstate House, Highlights for Children, Beliefnet.com, and the Blue Stone Press, for which she contributes a monthly essay column and “Our Bounty,� profiles of Rondout Valley farmers. Her current writing projects include a commissioned screenplay and a children’s middle-grade novel. She lives in Stone Ridge with her daughter. Susan’s review of The Long Chalkboard by Jenny Allen and Jules Feiffer appears on page 63. Chris Ferraro teaches history on the highschool and college levels. A former “city guy,� he holds Masters degrees from Queens College and Lehman College in education, science, and history. In 2006, he was awarded the Raymond J. Sontag Prize for best European history thesis by the history department at Lehman College. He has written short features for Ulster County Press and book reviews for e-journal World History Connected . A native of Long Island, Chris has lived in the Hudson Valley for much of the last decade with his wife, Lisa. Chris’s investigation into the legacy of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell� policy, “Conduct Unbecoming,� appears on page 26. This is his first article for Chronogram. Peter M. Laffin is a Poughkeepsie native and recent graduate of SUNY New Paltz, where he majored in philosophy. He’s a singersongwriter who has performed at numerous top venues including CBGB Gallery in New York, the Colony Cafe in Woodstock, and the Cubbyhole Cafe in Poughkeepsie, where he hosts a weekly openmic night. His debut album, The Still Point of the Turning World, recorded at Young Love Studios in New Paltz, is due out in mid April. Peter is currently interning at Chronogram and constructing a website (www.petelaffin.com) to display his music, published writings, and blogs. Peter’s preview of a lacto-fermentation workshop appears on page 125.

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Road to Calgary GREG MARTIN

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Since Greg Martin has been old enough to snap a photo, he’s been compulsively documenting the world around him. Even childhood vacations were less a time to relax, than a time to capture the world on film. “If there were four mountains, six buildings, and five rivers, I’d make sure I took pictures of four mountains, six buildings, and five rivers,� says Martin. Because his cataloging obsession began to detract from the pleasure of his travels, 15 years ago he stopped taking pictures in favor of more time spent relaxing. About six years ago, his passion for photography was rejuvenated by orchid contests he’d enter that required photos for the judges. Soon after, he began feeling the tug again when he came across a sunset or during hikes through the Shawangunks. After seeing some magnificent larger prints produced by an another local photographer, he purchased a large-format camera. Despite its cumbersome body and clunky 19th century design, it proved to have certain advantages over modern digital cameras. For example, the large film it required allowed for highly detailed enlargements. Also, there were adjustable lenses that kept both close and distant objects in focus and prevented buildings and trees from “leaning.� But, perhaps most importantly, the lengthier process necessary to set and shoot forced him to slow down and give more thought to the endeavor. “You can certainly get some nice shots by walking around and clicking away,� says Martin. “But I think using the largeformat camera gives you a chance to better examine the scenery. The percentage of shots that I’m happy with is much higher.� This piece, Road to Calgary, is part of Martin’s current show, “Large Format, Big Country,� which will be on view at Riverwinds Gallery in Beacon from March 10 to April 9. The opening reception will be on March 10 from 4 to 7 pm. (845) 838-2880; www.riverwindsgallery.com. —Peter M. Laffin

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PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): FIONN REILLY, FIONN REILLY, FIONN REILLY, MARLIS MOMBER, NORMAN MILLER

The events we sponsor, the people who make a difference, the Chronogram community. Here's some of what we saw in February: CAFE CHRONOGRAM / EVENING OF MUSIC AT MUDDY CUP LGBTQ CENTER OPENING / CHRONOGRAM BUSINESS BLAST

Clockwise from top: The scene at Chronogram’s “Evening of Music” at the Muddy Cup in Kingston, February 9. Sparrow after his February 3 Cafe Chronogram reading at Art on Wall. Brian Mahoney, Kingston Mayor James Sottile, and Jason Stern. Business Blast attendees Jennifer Brown, Daniel Bauer, Julie Barone (who won a Marlis Momber photo shoot), and Melissa M. Peters on February 15. Brook Garrett and Chronogram theater correspondent Jay Blotcher at the opening of the LGBTQ Center on February 3.

CHRONOGRAM SPONSORS IN MARCH: CHRIS TRAPPER (3/9) PUSH STARS FRONT MAN PERFORMS AT THE SKYTOP STEAKHOUSE IN KINGSTON; CAFE CHRONOGRAM (3/10) WITH BILL VANAVER, RICH CONATY, AND PATRICK MILBOURN AT THE MUDDY CUP COFFEE HOUSE IN CATSKILL.

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Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: The first Chronogram business mixer at the Belvedere Mansion in Staatsburg in February was attended by about 80 local business people. The gathering had an effervescent feeling as people talked and shared ideas. Not just ideas but business cards were exchanged abundantly. I had illuminating conversations with many people, but one that stands out is a brief chat with Kale Kaposhilin of Evolving Media Network, creators of the new Chronogram website. He said, “The chief requirement for being in business is courage.� I agreed with Kale that courage is necessary to start and run a company—to bet one’s time, money, and energy on an idea; to go forth where there is nothing but one’s own intelligence to give direction; to take responsibility for the livelihoods of oneself and others; to go boldly—even when hazard is rife. Of course, courage is not the only quality that’s needed to start a business. There is also tenacity—for when the novelty wears out and imminent danger is averted, the entrepreneur must remain in her seat. Or when money becomes tight and all seems lost, when the difficulty of the endeavor seems insurmountable, and the desire to quit overwhelming, she must prevail. And not just tenacity, but flexibility. The needs of a small business are constantly changing. Business environments shift. New opportunities arise. These junctures must be perceived and new actions taken, if the concern is to succeed. In the true market-driven world (which does not include the corporate welfare state inhabited by many of the Fortune 1,000) survival of the fittest is the order. Says Systematics founder J.G. Bennett: “Companies that fail to adapt themselves to the basic laws of nature—albeit unconsciously—come to grief.� And not just flexibility, but authenticity. There is a point that the entrepreneur sees that the company he runs is no longer the company he began. He feels that he is confined by the company, rather than leading it. He feels constrained. And this may be all right—perhaps he simply needs to let go of an old idea and adapt to the new form that has taken on a life of its own. But he must look within his heart and ask himself what role he truly wants to inhabit, and whether that role truly reflects his heart’s desire. Which leads us to creativity. As the canvas is for the painter, and the piano for the musician, business is the medium of the entrepreneur. At her best, she is the keeper of the vision, the conductor of personnel, the coach of craftspeople. At her best she is the source of inspiration that ensures a collective striving for an impossible perfection, which striving makes the final product shine with something magical, and causes stakeholders to marvel at the result. And how about responsibility? This is not just the ability to respond, but the willingness to shoulder the load of the task; to be willing to boldly take a chance for the good of the organization; to be willing to be resented or disliked for decisions; to persevere when all the signs point to doom, or conversely, to change the course even when much preparation has been made to go in a particular direction. And finally, commitment. Commitment to serve. Commitment to uphold the values of the company—be they socially responsible values like environmental stewardship, fair wages for employees, or the creation of an uplifting work environment. Commitment to broadcast a positive and illuminating message through products and even every interaction with vendors, employees, and customers, so that that positive influence emanates like waves from the company into the world. These are just a few of the qualities that it takes to guide a business to true success. Certainly there are more. Our much-maligned capitalist system presents a great opportunity—especially to small businesspeople with values, if not a conscience. It affords an effective arena for all participants to develop latent qualities, manifest abundantly, and serve others in a meaningful way. At Chronogram’s first business mixer it was clear that the local businesspeople of the Hudson Valley are hungry to connect with one another—celebrating our interdependence—and be mutually supportive in our respective endeavors. It was clear that we are in it together.

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Editor’s Note Stories find their way to Chronogram in different ways.The majority are assigned by myself or one of the other editors here. This month’s profile of Red Fox Friends, a New Paltz-based program teaching wilderness awareness, survival, and reverence, is one example (“Trail of Tradition” by Al Desetta, page 34). Our editors and correspondents write a great deal of the magazine’s content as well. (See Beth E.Wilson’s interview with MacArthur “genius” grant-winning artist Judy Pfaff in Portfolio, page 44; or read Harold Jacob’s report on how The Artist’s Palate is raising the bar on more than taste buds in the 300-block neighborhood on Poughkeepsie’s Main Street, page 78.) Some pieces come through contests and calls for submissions, like the poetry printed in these pages, inexhaustibly edited by Phillip Levine (page 64). This month also features a runner-up from our fall fiction contest, Brett Bevell’s tale of a Little League manager familiar with the Major Arcana, “The Holy Baseball Tarot Deck”; the story is illustrated by poet, performer, and cultural czar in exile Mikhail Horowitz, who has spent the last 20 years designing a baseball card tarot deck for just such an occasion (page 66). And some pieces just drop in out of the blue, one of the handful of stories we choose to print each year out of the daily tide of unsolicited queries that washes up in our Inbox, like this month’s News and Politics feature, “Conduct Unbecoming” (page 26). A writer we had never worked with before, Christopher Ferraro, queried us last November, pitching a broad investigation into discrimination against gays and lesbians and women in the armed forces. These practices—summary dismissal due to sexual orientation; prohibitions keeping women from certain combat and combat-related jobs, which are resume necessities for high-ranking leadership roles in the military—would be illegal in any US workplace. In the armed forces, they’re government sanctioned. (Early in the development process for “Conduct Unbecoming,” in order to clarify the piece’s vision, we removed discrimination against women from its focus.) For gays and lesbians, this discrimination looked to be going the way of the dodo early in the Clinton administration. The president seemed intent on fulfilling a campaign pledge to let people serve openly in the military regardless of sexual orientation. The resulting compromise, however, gave gay rights advocates little to cheer CAPTION about. Crafted in tandem with those who opposed any lifting of the gay ban in the military, like “centrist” Democrat Sam Nunn, then chair of the Armed Services Committee, the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” directive of 1994 codified a Plessy v Ferguson-like separate-but-unequal rule. In brief:The military won’t ask if you’re gay; therefore, it cannot harass you for being gay. If you tell someone you’re gay, however, then you will be forced from the service for it. (“Don’t ask, don’t tell”: These four words were just half the original catchphrase crafted by Prof. Charles Moskos of Northwestern University, the principal author of the policy. The second half—wisely dropped by proponents of DADT—was a seeming preemptory injunction against cruising: “Don’t seek, don’t flaunt.”) Based as it is on such unsound conceptual moorings, it’s no surprise “Don’t

ask, don’t tell” is a failure. For one, it has not stopped soldiers from being discharged from the military. As Christopher Ferraro reports, 6,300 military personnel were thrown out for homosexuality between 1998 and 2003. Nor has it prevented violence against homosexuals or prevented gay and lesbian soldiers from having to lead double lives in the armed services. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is the perfect piece of anti-discrimination posturing for a homophobic society. As above, so below. Or: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just below the fold on the front page of its February 8 edition, the Kingston Times ran an odd adjacency: A picture of about 100 people standing in the cold, anticipating the ribbon-cutting at the grand opening of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ center, and next to it, the words “Perverts among us,” headlining an unrelated story about sex offenders in Kingston. Strangely, some readers took exception to the newspaper’s layout choices! In the February 15 edition of the weekly, in an editorial titled “Apologia,” Kingston Times editor Steve Hopkins chalked up the brouhaha to “something we wags in the newspaper business call ‘cognitive dissonance.’” (For those readers not lucky enough to be wags in the newspaper business, cognitive dissonance refers to the uncomfortable tension caused by holding two conflicting thoughts at once.) Hopkins noted the “understandable knee-jerk reaction” of those who suffered a different form of cognitive dissonance than was supposedly intended—disbelief that a newspaper editor would be so juvenile. Hopkins also apologized: “I shudder to think that with that unfortunate story placement I induced even one person to think,‘Oh, wait; that’s it—gay people are perverts!’” He also claimed a number of best friends who are gay and a general embrace of alternative lifestyles, even going so far as to mention winning “a lesbian karaoke contest in Park Slope.” (Again, for those not in the know: Park Slope is a hotbed of Sapphic embraces. ) What Hopkins did not do was admit that he was wrong. In fact, he wrote that he was “secretly pleased at all the fuss. Because despite the fact that it was inadvertent, the unfortunate juxtaposition got people talking, and thinking.” (Let’s put aside the fact that Hopkins had admitted he knew exactly what he was doing—this play at cognitive dissonance—and then he goes on to humbly submit: “I’ll probably screw up and do something like it again.”) Hopkins’s front page did get people talking—although I noted more silent shakes of the head than actual discussion. Or maybe he is referring here to the numerous angry phone calls he received. As for getting me thinking—Hopkins is right, and I thank him. It got me thinking we still have a long way to go toward social justice when an editor can make a joke in the poorest of taste on the front page and not only keep his job but laugh all the way through his apology. —Brian K. Mahoney 3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM EDITOR’S NOTE 23

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WHILE YOU WERE

SLEEPING The gist of what you may have missed.

In the January issue of Vanity Fair, Richard Perle, co-founder of the neoconservative think tank Project for the New American Century, and Kenneth Adelman, longtime neoconservative activist, lamented the incompetence with which the Bush administration executed the war in Iraq, an excursion Perle is often credited with conceiving. Adelman, who famously described the impending liberation of Iraq as a “cakewalk,” in a Washington Post op-ed piece in February 2002, referred to the Bush Administration as “one of the most incompetent teams in the post-war era. Not only did each of them, individually, have enormous flaws, but together they were deadly, dysfunctional.” Despite his initial enthusiasm, Perle now says that he would not advocate the invasion if he could turn back the clock because of the administration’s waste, corruption, and mismanagement. Perle recalled a story he heard from an Iraqi cabinet minister about the American leadership within the Green Zone. Not wanting to store ice in Baghdad’s hot climate, they had it trucked in from Kuwait, 300 miles away, in regular convoys that frequently came under fire. “We were sending American forces in harm’s way, with full combat capability to support them, helicopters overhead, to move goddamn ice from Kuwait to Baghdad,” said Perle. On November 2, an abridged version of the January article was posted on Vanity Fair’s website because the editors found the comments by Adelman and Perle unexpected and highly significant. Perle claimed that he was misled by the magazine because he believed that his comments wouldn’t be published before the November elections. Source: Vanity Fair Prosecutors in Munich have ordered the arrest of 13 CIA agents suspected of being involved in the extraordinary rendition of Khaled el-Masri (below), a German citizen who was seized in Macedonia on December 31, 2003, taken to a secret prison in Afghanistan for five months, and dumped in Albania on a deserted road when it was discovered that he was misidentified. The situation has cast light on the US practice of capturing terror suspects abroad and sending them to a third country. El-Masri’s lawyer said the issuing of arrest warrants was the first sign that German authorities were prepared to back his client against the CIA. Source: Bloomberg.com; Reuters

According to the annual report from Reporters Without Borders, press freedoms were violated last year in both democracies and states with repressive governments. The most media workers worldwide since 1994 were killed in 2006: 81 journalists and 32 media assistants. “But beyond these figures is the alarming lack of interest (and sometimes even failure) by democratic countries in defending the values they are supposed to incarnate,” the report says. According to the report, the worst case of press freedom violation by the US government was that of Sudanese Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj, who has been imprisoned without charge at Guantanamo Bay since June 2002. He’s been interrogated roughly 150 times in hopes that he will confess the existence of links between al-Qaeda and the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television network. During a rare visit last year with his British lawyer, who’s claimed that he has been threatened by the base authorities, al-Haj spoke of killing himself for the first time. On February 6, freelance videographer Josh Wolf became the longest incarcerated journalist in modern American history—169 days and counting—for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigation of an anti-capitalist protest in 2005. Prosecutors have demanded that he hand over his videotape of the demonstration and testify about the protesters seen on the tape who could face various charges including arson. “This is one more example of the increasing attacks on confidentiality of sources in the United States, one more blow to investigative journalism and, eventually, to the right of American people to be informed,” says Lucie Morillon, a spokeswoman for Reporters Without Borders. Source: Reporters Without Borders Rush Limbaugh has been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Landmark Legal Foundation recommended the nationally syndicated radio talk show host, whose show reaches the ears of 20 million daily. “Rush Limbaugh is the foremost advocate for freedom and democracy in the world today,” says Landmark president Mark R. Levin. “Every day he gives voice to the values of democratic governance, individual opportunity and the just, equal application of the rule of law—and it is fitting that the Nobel Committee recognize the power of these ideals to build a truly peaceful world for future generations.” Landmark is the leading conservative public interest law firm in the United States and Limbaugh is an unpaid member of its Board of Advisors. Source: Yahoo! News The World Glacier Monitoring Service says that the melting of glaciers around the world continues to accelerate. In 2005, surveys of 80 glaciers worldwide showed an average loss of about two feet of thickness. Although comprehensive data from 2006 is not yet available, the acceleration is expected to continue since last year was one of the warmest on record. Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, said that the evaporated ice is the result of human-induced global warming. Source: New York Times

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Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell reported record annual profits for 2006. Exxon’s reported annual profit of $39.5 billion was its second consecutive annual company record and once again the largest reported by any American company in history. Perhaps sensitive to public perception, Shell did not announce that its annual profit was a company record. The growing profits at Exxon and Shell could make them bigger targets for the Democratically controlled Congress who want oil companies to pay higher taxes and help curb global warming. Since the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report in early February stressing that the planet is being warmed due to human actions, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a think tank funded by Exxon with close ties to the Bush administration, has offered $10,000 to scientists and economists in exchange for written articles that emphasize the shortcomings of the IPCC’s report. “It’s a desperate attempt by an organization who wants to distort science for their own political aims,” said David Viner of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Source: Common Dreams

In his testimony on January 29 in the perjury trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer revealed that he was often given very little information from his superiors, particularly when it came to the administration’s official position regarding the infamous 16-word sentence in President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address that asserted Iraq had attempted to acquire uranium for nuclear weapons in Niger. After months of defending the President’s claim, Fleischer was ordered to stop giving assurances that the information was correct. But he wasn’t given the administration’s revised opinion on the matter, either. When pressed on the issue by reporters, Fleischer avoided giving a solid answer. “You can’t say yes, and you can’t say no,” said Fleischer. “I basically punted.” Source: Los Angeles Times 34,000 Iraqi civilians were killed last year and 1.8 million were driven from their homes. An additional two million have fled since the war began and now live in exile. Since 2003 only 466 Iraqi refugees have been admitted to the US. Source: New York Times The most recent figures given by the FBI indicate that in 2005, the largest number of people were arrested on marijuana charges—786,545—more than twice the amount arrested for the same charges in 1994. These arrests constitute 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the US. Department of Justice data shows that taxpayers are spending more than $1 billion annually to imprison marijuana offenders. Self-reported pot use and the availability of marijuana on the black market remain virtually unchanged. Source: Alternet —Compiled by Peter M. Laffin

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NEWS & POLITICS World, Nation, & Region

CONDUCT UNBECOMING Legal Discrimination in the American Military By Christopher Ferraro Illustration by Jason Cring

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n the spring of 1975, Air Force Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich became the first member of the active US military to declare himself homosexual in an attempt to challenge the Pentagon’s standing rules against homosexuality in the military. A veteran of three combat tours in Vietnam during which he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for bravery in combat, Matlovich had an exemplary service record and yet was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force. He sued to obtain a “less than honorable” discharge, which would have allowed him to keep his pension and medical benefits, eventually settling with the government for $160,000 in exchange for dropping his attempt to be reinstated. Matlovich remained bitter over his forced discharge until he died in 1988. Engraved on his headstone is a simple but poignant epithet, one that he puzzled over throughout the latter part of his life, “When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” The last 50 years have seen major changes in the mindset and culture of the United States.The desegregation of public schools, the civil rights movement, and the growth of feminism were all part of the rising tide of resentment over social injustice in this nation’s history. In all of these cases, massive public protests led to rulings by the Supreme Court and action by legislators that leveled the playing field for school children, blacks, and women. In the years since these movements began, the consciousness of the country underwent great change as well. Likewise, recent calls for the legalization of same-sex marriage have led to changes in many states. New Paltz Mayor Jason West took up the mantle for equality when he presided over several dozen same-sex

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unions in February 2004. In May 2004, Massachusetts became the first (and so far the only) state to constitutionally legalize same-sex marriage. In late December 2006, New Jersey legislators legalized same-sex unions. While there is movement by individual states to extend the same marriage rights that exist for heterosexual couples to same-sex couples, the process is very slow. So much has changed over this last half century that today, it would be unthinkable and illegal for an employer in the private sector to evaluate a candidate for hire or promotion based on race, gender, or more recently, sexual orientation. Similarly, public employment on the local, state, or federal levels must also disregard ethnicity or gender issues and must comply with Equal Opportunity statutes. Legislation such as the Family Medical Leave Inclusion Act (1993) and the Federal Employment Protections Act (1998), both enacted under President Clinton, were among the first laws designed to ensure the rights of gays and lesbians. It would seem logical to assume that such laws and rights granted to everyone in civil society would naturally extend themselves to cover all aspects of federal employment. While much has been done over the past half-century to ensure that jobs and careers are open to everyone on an equal basis, there is one place where such discrimination not only occurs routinely, but is legal—the United States military. Much has changed, yet much has stayed the same since Matlovich’s days. In today’s American military, a soldier can still be discharged for admission of homosexuality. The Universal Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Section 925 Article 125 addresses sodomy. It reads: (a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation

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While President Clinton’s Department of Defense Directive 13404.26 (“Don’t ask, don’t tell”) was, in 1994, lauded as a major breakthrough in gay rights, it has since been heavily criticized as falling short of its intended goal of equality. For many, the oft-asked question is: “What has really changed?” directive enabled gays and lesbians to serve in the US armed force. Clear guidelines as to what questions recruiters, soldiers, and officers were to ask and not to ask enlistees, were set in place. No inquiries regarding an enlistee’s sexual orientation were to be made, nor was an enlistee to disclose their sexual orientation. Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 1332.14 was added to DODD 1304.26 in December of 1994 and clarified the definition of homosexuality. It reads, in part: Homosexual conduct is grounds for separation from the Military Services under the terms set forth in subparagraph E3.A1.1.8.1.2., below. Homosexual conduct includes homosexual acts, a statement by a member that demonstrates a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts, or a homosexual marriage or attempted marriage. A statement by a member that demonstrates a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts is grounds for separation not because it reflects the member’s sexual orientation, but because the statement indicates a likelihood that the member engages in or will engage in homosexual acts. A member’s sexual orientation is considered a personal and private matter, and is not a bar to continued service ORIGINS “Homosexuality is incompatible with military service.” under this section unless manifested by homosexual conduct in the manner described —US Department of Defense Directive, 1982 in subparagraph E3.A1.1.8.1.2. Only the last sentence of DODD 1304.26 affords the service member The original ban on homosexuals serving in the military dates to just prior to any protection at all. In 1994 it was considered a major step forward that World War II. According to Lois Shawver, author of And The FlagWas Still There: conservatives would agree to this change, and was seen by many outside of Straight People, Gay People, and Sexuality in the US Military, in the rush to fill the politics as being in step with the times. ranks of the armed services before the war, government psychiatrists were The fear of HIV/AIDS had begun to diminish with an openly HIV-positive tasked with developing an effective method for screening out “undesirables” Magic Johnson playing in the NBA. Hysteria gave way to understanding as from military service.They came up with six “mental” illnesses or deficiencies, America came to terms with the fact that AIDS was not a gay disease. Fifty one of which was homosexuality. Treating homosexuality as a mental illness was officially debunked in the 1970s by the American Psychiatric Association. years of Cold War had just ended. The “Evil Empire,” President Reagan’s Since that time, the military’s position has been that allowing homosexuals to moniker for the Soviet Union, had crumbled. A new, albeit brief, spirit of serve would be bad for morale, and wreak havoc with cohesion of small units peace overtook the world, and it appeared that the country had suddenly become more accepting. during wartime. While DODD 1304.26 was, at the outset, lauded as a major breakthrough Such thinking would not be challenged until over two decades later, in gay rights, it has since become heavily criticized as falling far short of its when on February 5, 1994, initially hailed a landmark day for homosexuals, then-President Bill Clinton enacted Department of Defense Directive intended goal of equality. For many, the question that is often asked is: “What (DODD) 1304.26, Qualification Standards for Enlistment, Appointment, and really changed that February day in 1994?” “You can’t compromise equality,” responded Ginny Apuzzo, president Induction, appending the US Military’s long-standing policy for enlistment. of the board of the Hudson Valley Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, the President is empowered by the Constitution to make just such a directive regarding military personnel, Queer Community Center in Kingston, and former Clinton administration recruitment, and conduct. However, President Clinton, just one year into his appointee. Making no bones about her sentiments that Clinton’s policy was first term, was limited by the fact that he most likely would have faced open and continues to be a complete failure, she added, “‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ is protests from conservative officers, as well as many Republicans in Congress. some kind of a charade that is supposed to make everyone feel good. Equal means equal. Not nearly equal.” This precarious position led to the limited, “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Appointed by President Clinton to run the White House Military Office Overturning previous legislation enacted under former President Jimmy from 1997 to ‘99 after a stint as the Associate Deputy Secretary in the DeCarter, which reaffirmed the fact that homosexuals were strictly forbidden partment of Labor, Apuzzo, as head of the Military Office, held the highest from serving in the military, President Clinton’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” commissioned rank in the White House. Notably, she was the first openly with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense. (b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. In other words, those caught engaging in such an act would typically be punished by a court-martial and discharged. Such a discharge could cost the soldier benefits and pension. In the case of homosexuals, treatment of individuals in this group amounts to legalized discrimination that can be damaging to career goals, and at the very least stands in stark contrast to the major civil rights cases and laws of the recent past that have been hailed as creating an equal workplace and society. UCMJ 925.125 was only used until the 1990s as grounds for dismissal of military personnel. 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gay person to do so. While she took much pride in this achievement, it conflicted with her feelings on DODD 1304.26. “It meant a great deal of responsibility and a tremendous amount of respect,� said Apuzzo. “It also gave me the opportunity to demonstrate that we can be involved in every echelon of business and government. I was proud to serve and proud as a person for the gay community.� But her conflict with holding such an office in a government that was still dismissing homosexuals from service soon became evident. “It’s interesting that the President had an unfortunate setback with ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ and on the other hand saw fit to appoint an openly gay person to oversee the military office.� HIDDEN FROM SIGHT Gays and lesbians can now serve in the military but have to hide their orientation—effectively forced to lead a double life. They can still be discharged and lose their pensions after a long career defending their country because of their sexual orientation. In fact, some 726 military personnel were discharged service-wide in 2005, suggesting that Clinton’s policy may not have really leveled the playing field as much as may have been intended.This situation recalls other half-hearted legislation that sometimes took decades to rectify. The Supreme Court’s Brown v Board of Education ruling in 1954 that made school segregation illegal shattered the legacy of institutionalized discrimination in this country. However, it came 57 years after Plessy v Ferguson, also decided in the highest court, which made separate facilities for blacks and whites legal as long as they were equal. Today, segregation is over but discrimination continues. However, blacks now have legal recourse; gays in the military do not. Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer is very familiar with the military’s stance on homosexuals, having served in the US Army in eras both before and after “Don’t ask, don’t tell.� She was given a dishonorable discharge from the Washington State Army National Guard in 1989 after disclosing her sexual orientation in an interview required for top secret security clearance. “[Don’t ask, don’t tell] was a disaster and a betrayal of the dedicated service of gay service members from its inception,� said Col. Cammermeyer, who thinks no great change was brought about by President Clinton’s actions. “Forcing someone to live the lie of another is unconscionable. Not only is the law outrageous, it does not work and is not followed as intended.� While DODD 1304.26 affords homosexuals some limited protection—it is illegal for other soldiers or their superiors to ask them to ask them if they are homosexual—Col. Cammermeyer says it is not nearly enough and can be easily circumvented. “No longer are individuals asked about their sexual orientation during top secret security clearances, supposedly, so one does not have to lie to get a security clearance, supposedly. On the other side, there are the witch hunts that continue in the military that truly do undermine morale and discipline. It is ironic that 300 linguists have been discharged under [Don’t ask, don’t tell], 50-plus who are Arabic linguist specialists desperately needed by the military.� Clinton’s “groundbreaking� policy change was one of the first of its kind in the modern era, but it was soon eclipsed by other nations. In September 1999 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the then-current ban on gays serving in the armed forces of the United Kingdom was unlawful. This ruling immediately allowed for gays and lesbians to serve openly in the British military. In protest, Brigadier General Pat Lawless, deputy commander of Britain’s Joint Helicopter Command, resigned his commission and retired, stating that he could not reconcile his “strongly held moral and military convictions� to the policy change. While such dissent has served to fuel the debate, it did not lead to mass protests or resignations in the British military. Since the ruling seven years ago, there have been no problems reported by the British Ministry of Defense. At present, homosexuals can serve openly in the British, Australian, South African, and Israeli militaries. Similarly, there has been no major backlash in these militaries due to their policy change. It should be noted, however, that most of the armed services of nations outside of Europe still strictly forbid homosexuals from serving. The one place there has been some backlash is here in the US. In the first few years after Clinton’s policy was instituted there were some violent repercussions that gave many in the Pentagon proof that it would be difficult to integrate open homosexuality into the military. In July 1999, Army Private Barry Winchell was bludgeoned to death by a fellow soldier, Private Calvin Glover. Glover was later convicted by court-martial and sentenced to life in prison. His accomplice, Spec. Justin Fisher was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for his role in the murder. Prosecutors in the case stated that the crime was motivated by a hate of homosexuals. In the wake of the trial the Army launched an investigation into anti-gay harassment.This investigation, in which soldiers were interviewed privately, proved that there was a long way to go before homosexuals would be completely accepted in the military. Investigators found that the language used by drill instructors was often rife with

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“You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known; I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I’m homophobic. I don’t like it. It shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.” —Tim Hardaway, NBA All-Star, commenting on former teammate John Amaechi coming out as a homosexual. anti-gay sentiments, and that on several military posts anti-gay graffiti was common and had not been removed. A separate investigation undertaken by the Pentagon’s Inspector General in 2000 polled service members on 38 military installations and 11 naval vessels. It found that nearly 40 percent believed that they had witnessed or been a target of harassment for perceived homosexuality. At a press conference following the unveiling of the report, Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon told reporters, “We need to do work on this policy. In short, offensive comments about homosexuals were commonplace and a majority believed that they were tolerated to some extent within the military. Overwhelmingly the harassment was verbal, although there was a disturbing amount of graffiti or gestures, and in some cases even reported violence. This behavior is not acceptable and can’t be tolerated in the military.” LEGALITY AND EQUALITY In an article written for National Law Journal in August 2003, John D. Hutson, dean and president of the Franklin Pierce Law Center and retired admiral who served as Judge Advocate General of the US Navy, stated that the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” directive, “was a badly flawed policy. But it was the best Department of Defense [DOD] could do on an issue whose time had not yet come.” Citing the problem President Clinton faced trying to maintain troop levels in an all-volunteer military whose mindset was still rather conservative—not to mention the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the considerable growth in the economy—Hutson continued, “It was a compromise designed to avoid embarrassing the president, to mollify gay activists, and yet to be acceptable to the military. It didn’t completely succeed in any of those respects. ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ was the quintessential example of a bad compromise….[It] demeans the military as an honorable institution.” (Hutson is referring to his belief that the policy mocks the core military values of serving with honor and dignity.) Addressing the issue that the mindset of today’s enlistees has changed since the policy was initiated, but that the change was slow in the making, Hutson wrote, “There is a somewhat more enlightened population, particularly among younger people. Right now I think the biggest impediment to the change is that Congress has a lot on its plate and we are in the midst of a war. People are distracted. I think the public is largely in favor of a change, or at least, they would be if they were informed and thought about it. In light of Lawrence v. Texas, which explicitly overruled earlier cases in which sodomy was ruled as a criminal offense, a court could now hold that a gay soldier’s due process or equal protection rights are being infringed.” Just how much the mindset of active duty soldiers and officers has changed is only one element to be considered when examining the validity of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” in the new climate of the 21st century. More to the point is the question of soldier’s civil rights and in what way can anyone justify 30 NEWS & POLITICS CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

violating them. In March 2006, Army 2nd Lt. Alexander Raggio, a 2006 West Point graduate, won an academic award and Congressional recognition for a thesis he wrote as a senior that argued that the military’s gay ban should be ended because it violates the core military values of integrity, honor, and respect which are hammered into every new recruit. The fact that he was given permission to write on this topic and then publish his thesis signals a change in the traditionally conservative culture of the military. Lt. Raggio’s thesis argued: “The Army has undertaken such risks before, and in far more dire social circumstances.” Comparing the integration of black soldiers into previously all-white units in the 1950s to general support today for gay rights, he stated, “The Army must reflect the fundamental principles of the nation it serves, except when doing so would place the Army or nation at risk.” Lt. Raggio then argued, “The current policy puts homosexuals in a position as ‘second-class individuals,’” and “may actually undermine the legitimacy of the armed forces.” In an interview with the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Dr. Kathleen Campbell, an Associate Professor of Leadership & Management Studies at West Point and one of Lt. Raggio’s professors, also compared this debate to integration in the 1950s. “In my opinion, while the military was ahead of, or equal to, the curve when it came to integrating the services with respect to race and gender, we are really behind the curve when it comes to gays. Gays are hired by the police forces around the country, by the FBI, CIA, etc. Yet the military still has a ban on gays serving openly.” There are other examples that attitudes are beginning to shift within the armed forces. Major John Bicknell, a researcher at the Naval Postgraduate School, has conducted many studies to gauge attitude among soldiers since the 1994 directive. He has found that the percentage of US Navy officers who, “feel uncomfortable in the presence of homosexuals,” decreased from 57.8 percent to 36.4 percent since the policy was instituted. In April 2005, a Sports Illustrated poll revealed that 78 percent of those taking part felt, “It is okay for gay athletes to participate in sports, even if they are open about their sexuality.” But we have seen in just the last few weeks that there is a big difference between theory and practice when it comes to acceptance. So far, not one professional athlete in America has come out while playing and probably for good reason. In late February, former NBA player John Amaechi announced his homosexuality. His autobiography, Man in the Middle, details how tough it was leading the double life of a macho professional athlete while hiding his sexuality. Before Amaechi even got a chance to make the rounds of talk shows in the wake of his admission, he was castigated by former teammate and NBA all-star Tim Hardaway. On sportswriter Dan Le Batard’s Miami radio show, Hardaway bluntly stated, “You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known; I

don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I’m homophobic. I don’t like it. It shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.” (Hardaway has since been criticized by the NBA and several gay and lesbian groups, lost at least one endorsement deal, had his name dropped from advertising at a car wash he owns in Miami, and was banned from attending NBA-sanctioned appearances he was scheduled to make in Las Vegas as part of the league’s All-Star Weekend.) On the surface, in the 12 years since the inception of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” the climate of the country appeared to change. But comments like Hardaway’s seem to confirm what the Pentagon has always feared: There are still plenty of people who are fearful of, and do not accept homosexuality, and who would have a hard time working alongside homosexuals. TRENDS While it appears that public opinions may have shifted when it comes to homosexuals serving their country, there are almost daily reminders of the effects of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” According to reports distributed by the US General Accountability Office, the Department of Defense expelled an average of 1,500 men and women per year between 1980 and 1990 due to its policy of excluding homosexuals. During that period the number of expulsions went from a high of 2,000 in 1982 to a low of about 1,000 in 1990. Since the inception of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” discharges because of homosexuality have risen markedly: from 617 in 1994 to 1,273 in 2001. More recently, 6,300 military personnel, an average of 1,260 per year, were discharged for similar reasons between 1998 and 2003. Such numbers seem to invalidate the belief that military leadership has become more accepting of homosexuals. Or, as former Clinton appointee Ginny Apuzzo states, “Maybe [homosexuals] in the service got a false sense of security. I suspect it was a backlash [to Clinton’s policy].” Regardless of the reason, homosexuals are still being dismissed from service at levels rivaling the pre- “Don’t ask, don’t tell” era. Statistics illustrate clearly that except for a minor dip in the early ’90s, homosexuality is still considered to be incompatible with military service by many of the older generation of officers and senior NCOs. It is estimated that 2.5 percent of the active duty military, 36,000 members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines are homosexual. When one considers the strain the military is currently under to maintain all of its commitments around the world and at home it becomes clear that the services can hardly afford to lose these highly trained and dedicated men and women. Clearly, there is some fault with a logic that doesn’t tolerate open homosexuality but has increasingly allowed recruits with criminal backgrounds to enlist. According to Department of Defense records published in the New York Times (February 14, 2007), waivers granted to recruits with criminal records have grown 65 percent over the past three years. Approximately 125,525 waivers have been granted to recruits servicewide since 2003. Apparently misdemeanor criminal offenses are somehow placed morally above the admission of homosexuality. More to the point, while convicted criminals are not discriminated against in the military, law-abiding homosexuals are forced to lead a double life in which they and their loved ones are not eligible for housing and other marriage benefits given to heterosexual counterparts in the military, their partners are not eligible for death benefits, and they are subject to dismissal and loss of pension if they openly speak of their sexual orientation. However, cracks are starting to appear in the military’s discriminatory facade. As mentioned earlier, in 1989, Col. Grethe Cammermeyer was discharged after disclosing her sexual orientation as part of the interview process for the position of Chief Nurse of the Washington State Army National Guard. After several years in the courts, she won the right to return to the Washington State National Guard.The Federal District Court in Seattle declared that the policy under which she was dismissed was unconstitutional and based on prejudice. Col. Cammermeyer returned to active duty in 1994 and retired in 1997. The story of Col. Cammermeyer is just one of the first that sets an important legal precedent. However, it is important to note that while her case is significant, it was limited to the National Guard of Washington State. If similar cases are called to the Supreme Court against the Department of Defense, the Pentagon, or the Army itself, the Justices will have to consider Col. Cammermeyer’s case before making a decision. That decision, like so many made in the Supreme Court before it, could prove to be another landmark day for American civil rights.

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Beinhart’s Body Politic CAPTIALISM 104 (PART 2): WHERE MARKETS FAIL There are certain things that capitalism does very well, better than any other system. Number one is the production of wealth. Number two is the production of material goods. Number three is the production of a great deal of freedom. That being said, let’s look at something that capitalism does not do well—the delivery of health care. The American health care system, as it stands today, is market driven. (It’s actually a mix of private and public entities, and was formed in many ways by the tax policies of the 1950s and ‘60s. But compared to other systems, it’s fair to call it market driven.) Since it’s a market, let’s look at the bottom line. The bottom line is that we spend double what other national health care systems do, without giving us better health. In fact, the World Health Organization ranks the US 37th out of 191 countries in the delivery of health care. A lot of our health care money goes to advertising, profit, overhead, and multiple layers of providers, managers, and administrators. I recently heard a representative from the Heritage Foundation on the radio, attacking (of course) the idea of a national health system, on the basis that markets are always more efficient. A national health care system, he announced, would be so bureaucratic that doctors’ offices would spend hundreds of hours filling out forms. But that’s what they do already. Indeed, they have to fill out forms and figure out billing for hundreds of health plans. All of them different. With different deductibles, allowances, and procedures. The nightmare is not awaiting us, it’s with us. But the issue—and it’s an issue about capitalism, not just how to deliver health services—goes much deeper than that. Even a cursory review of the history of our advances in medicine and health demonstrate something very dramatic. They have come from individuals—usually, but not always, in universities, hospitals, medical schools, and genuine research institutes.These include the discovery of germs, vaccines, vitamins and the results of vitamin deficiencies, antibiotics, the pacemaker, oral contraceptives, sulfa drugs, and a host of your other favorites. This is significant because our giant pharmaceutical companies claim to be the engines of innovation, and therefore any assault on their profits, or the way they do business, would slow the march forward into our brave new world. History does not bear this out. Even more important—in terms of our general health and well being—has been our vast public works systems. Water works, sewer systems, garbage collection and disposal, universal vaccinations, and health education in our public schools. The third major source of better health comes from fighting business. This usually comes from a single individual who stirs up public revulsion against the way business is practiced to such a degree that it results in government regulations. In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, a docunovel describing how insects, rats, and the human body parts of mutilated workers ended up in packaged meat products. That led to government food inspections and the creation of the FDA. Richard Doll (a Socialist) discovered the link between smoking and lung cancer in 1950. The tobacco industry has been fighting his findings ever since, often by funding fake science, a tactic that’s been used by all the other industries that poison us, either directly or by polluting the planet. In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, which led to the control of the use of pesticides and from there to the Clean Air and Water Act and the rest of our environmental regulations. In 1965, Ralph Nader wrote Unsafe at Any Speed. 32 NEWS & POLITICS CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

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Today we have seat belts, air bags, crash tests, safety ratings, and safety regulations. Now we have Al Gore, with his film An Inconvenient Truth. And it is going to create significant change. (By the way, if you have any way to tell Al to run for president in 2008, please do, and do so quickly.) Once we see where improved health actually comes from, the implications for how we look at capitalism and how we might go about organizing our society are very significant. First of all, people don’t just work for money. They work because work is interesting. Because they’re idealists. Because they see things that are wrong and they would like to make them better. They work for the pleasure of working. Sometimes they like helping people. Or God tells them to. Second of all, individuals working for their own economic self interests may produce positive results that they’re not even thinking of. But they won’t produce all the possible good results that we want and need. A lot of them come because of other reasons. Third, markets may work against the common good. Fourth, market forces may make it impossible for businesses to do better business, even if they want to.This was the case in the meat packing industry. Cheap products—produced in an unsanitary way by exploited workers—routinely drove out good products because it cost more to handle meat in a clean, healthy way. Only regulations—which leveled the field—allowed meat companies to sell you food that they could be reasonably sure wouldn’t make you sick. Fifth, the way markets work, inherently, and the way businesses operate, whenever they can, keeps certain costs off their books. For example, the chemical industry does not want to pay for the health care costs of polluted ground water. Nor can the market-driven health care system force the cost back on them. Recently, the pharmaceutical companies got Bill Frist to put an item in the Homeland Security bill to protect them from being sued when the additives they use cause autism. Sixth, a market-driven system produces distortions. One of our number one health issues is obesity. Obesity, in its current epidemic proportions, is a result of market forces. As are bad food, delivered by the fast food, agribusiness, and soft drink industries; and lack of exercise, created as a result of our automobile culture and the television industry. All supported by vast merchandising and advertising industries who exploit our push-button responses. And finally, by the capitalist campaign against taxes and public expenditure that has taken exercise and sports out of our schools. A good diet requires the availability of healthy food, knowledge about it, and cooking skills. Who will profit enough by providing that to counter Archer Daniels Midland—who wants high-fructose corn syrup in every food product on the planet? Obviously, the place to do it is in the schools.This requires public expenditure. And an active resistance to market forces when the major food corporations eagerly volunteer to provide “educational materials” and shape the science. So the next time a guy from the Heritage Foundation or some other shill from the insurance companies and pharmaceutical industry talks about free markets as the best way to provide health care, you can be confident when you say that’s not true. It’s not historically true, it’s not currently true, and it won’t be true tomorrow. Because there are things in life other than money. READ LARRY’S WORLD AT WWW.CHRONOGRAM.COM/BLOGS

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ALEXANDRA APUZZO AND LILY VARGYAS BUILD A SHELTER AT RED FOX FRIENDS SUMMER CAMP IN THE CLOVE VALLEY SECTION OF THE SHAWANGUNKS. BELOW: CAMPERS SCRAMBLE UP A TRAIL. OPPOSITE: INSTRUCTOR PRESTON TAYLOR TELLS A STORY AT THE END OF RED FOX FRIENDS SUMMER CAMP.

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TRAILS OF TRADITION Red Fox Friends

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everal years ago, three parents in New Paltz, seeking to augment the nature-based summer camp prospects available for their children, decided to start their own. They took 20 kids into the woods for two weeks and taught them plant and tree identification, shelter construction, fire building, and other Native American skills. That was the beginning of an organization called Red Fox Friends, which now offers year-round training in nature awareness and survival skills to about 150 youths. Most are ages 6 to 13, although there are also programs for kids 4 to 6 and for young adults 18 to 25. The programs usually meet one weekend day each month—some meet weekly—with occasional overnights. Over 100 kids are expected to attend this year’s summer camp. “Our program is all about three things,” says David Brownstein, one of the original founders and currently treasurer of the board of trustees. “Connection to the Earth, connection to each other, and then connection to ourselves.” While modeled on various national and international wilderness and survival programs, Red Fox Friends is also developing its own instructional philosophy and core teachings based on the needs of the community and young people it serves. Unlike the planned lessons of the traditional classroom, the “open schoolroom” of nature offers much less predictability, and thus a greater opportunity for children to interact with its wide variety of experiences. “One thing we try to teach, almost in a meditative way, is being in the moment,” says Chris Victor, also an original founder and president of the board. “It’s one of the greatest teachings of nature. It’s the place where all animals are. We try to inspire that in the children, and we have to follow the same principle to be effective instructors.” This approach requires instructional flexibility and changing plans when

necessary. If fire making is scheduled but it’s too cold, the kids didn’t have enough breakfast, or they’re just not responding, the instructors then make a transition to other activities that will inspire passion and curiosity, which, says Victor, are two of the essential elements of the program. “Inspiring their curiosity, inspiring their passion, are like gas in their gas tank,” he says. “We are constantly trying to facilitate that.” And one of the methods the instructors use to reach that goal is the art of questioning, a philosophy of teaching that opens the field of learning by steering clear of providing direct answers. Victor gives this example: A child comes across a tree that fascinates her and wants to know what it is. If Victor simply tells the child it’s a shagbark hickory, the conversation ends there. But if he uses that moment to see how far and in what directions the child can be drawn out, the possibilities of learning—not only about trees and the surrounding habitat but also about oneself—are greatly expanded. So, instead of supplying answers, the instructor asks questions: Does this tree look like other trees? What does the bark look like? Does it seem to like shade? Victor admits that the method can be frustrating with older kids, who are sometimes impatient for an answer, but if it’s done well it can stimulate curiosity, particularly with younger children. “And as an instructor I don’t know where it’s going to go,” he says. “All I know is, I want to take that passion, kindle it like a little fire, and see what flourishes out of it.” On a frigid Saturday in February, on a property along Clove Valley Road in the heart of the Shawangunks, groups of boys and girls gathered for their monthly day of instruction. They slid and slithered across a frozen parking lot 3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK 35

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with the ease and joy of seals. Later, the boys formed a circle and scrambled after a tossed ball, sometimes diving into the snow, as they answered a mix of questions—some easy, others more progressively difficult—called out by an instructor: Is a squirrel a mammal? How about a bat? What is a marsupial? A short distance away, a group of girls formed a circle and shared their favorite kinds of sky: moonlit, snowing, streaked by dawn light. Then they began to climb a classic Shawangunk slope, scrambling under and over the boulders, leading the way for the adults. At one point a child discovered ice in a dark crevice, and the children gravitated toward the find, exchanging excited shouts as they climbed down to explore the tight space. Many Red Fox activities involve what Chris Victor calls “the edge”—the point at which an activity is neither so easy that kids lose interest nor so difficult that it could turn them off or scare them. While safety is paramount in the program—the instructors are trained in First Aid and CPR, as well as survival skills—young people are appropriately challenged according to their age and capabilities. Fire making, for example, is taught in different ways according to the age group. For the youngest kids, Victor says, it’s done in a playful and extremely safe way, with the adults making the fire and the kids cooking pizza dough on sticks. “Some kids,” says Victor, “have never sat by a fire or poked one.” The older kids will make a fire using Native American friction methods, such as with a bow drill or the more difficult hand drill. If an instructor is leading a group that is adequately competent with fire building, he or she may tell the group that a friend just fell into a pond and they have five minutes, timed by stopwatch, to get a fire going to warm him. Dyami Nason-Regan, 21, began volunteering as an instructor in the Red Fox home school program last year. One day a week, 20 7-to-12 year olds are taught a variety of nature awareness and survival skills, including primitive cooking and nature journaling, which includes both sketching and writing. “We’re making it fun,” Nason-Regan says, “by incorporating song and games into our day.” Nason-Regan recalls the impact of the program on one young girl. When she came the first time, the group was playing a game of walking silently in the forest, to match the forest’s rhythms. Nason-Regan recalls how the girl was able to demonstrate this activity for the others with great skill, how “her entire body and presence just captured this way of being in the forest.” Another goal of Red Fox Friends is to help kids feel safe in nature by addressing hazards in a healthy, comfortable way. They teach kids how to identify poisonous plants, deal with being lost, and know the signs of hypothermia or frostbite. Through knowledge, kids gain a sense of security in the outdoors. “If you don’t know what poison ivy looks like, you’re going to be kind of timid going out into the woods,” says Victor. “But if you know it and can identify it, you can feel safe.” Youth are taught to identify wild edibles in a careful way (mushrooms are never harvested, and nothing is harvested without adult supervision). With younger children, the adults harvest and the children taste. A large part of the program, Victor says, is instilling in the children—not directly, but by the example of staff—a sense of gratitude, whether it’s for harvesting a wild edible or building a structure. Each day begins with a gathering, a game, and a moment of thanks. Red Fox Friends works with more than the individual young person—the organization stresses the importance and centrality of community. David Brownstein notes that communities were once responsible for much of what Red Fox Friends offers. “We’ve gone into a very nuclear family culture,” he says. “The mentoring culture has left us, and that’s what we’re trying to reestablish. I can’t teach my son everything that he’s interested in. But if I help mentor three or four kids in things that I can teach them, and if I can send my kid to the neighbor next door who does woodworking—that makes my son more whole. And it fulfills people who want to teach. We all want to teach what our gifts are, and kids want to receive a lot of different teachings. That’s what we’re reintroducing here as well.” As an example of tapping the wider community, local craftspeople, through Red Fox Friends, will be offering a course in canoe building for children and their parents. Brownstein also speaks of the community’s once central role in helping young people fulfill rites of passage. While Red Fox Friends doesn’t formally offer that type of activity, Brownstein says the organization wants to encourage and support such rituals, to “help bring into the community conscience that these kids need this and want this.” He gave as an example a 13-year-old boy keeping a fire going for 24 hours, with family members spending the night in the woods nearby. Most kids who come to Red Fox Friends attend the Waldorf schools in New Paltz and Spring Valley, which emphasize experiential education and discourage exposure to electronic media, and therefore they arrive with a certain comfort in nature. “When we do encounter kids who don’t feel comfortable in nature,” Brownstein notes, “it’s surprising how fast they are totally turned on by what’s available for free. Hanging by the stream and fishing and just making a dam are the most pleasurable things a child can do.” For more information, visit www.redfoxfriends.com.

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just kind of have a knack for putting things together,” says Steve Morris, the owner of Steve Morris Designs on Route 9W in Port Ewen. The self-taught artist and draftsperson, who works mostly in metal but will create objects with other materials if a project grabs him, has designed and fabricated—and often installed—everything from sleek, contemporary-looking wall sconces and lighting to whimsical, organically inspired furniture, elaborate spiral staircases, and entire living spaces. For one client’s home, Morris created a modern-meets-Moroccan entertainment room and lounge complete with curved walls and doors, keyhole arches, and comfortable, built-in couches with illuminated crescent-shaped cutouts in their bases. For the past dozen years, Morris has worked with homeowners, interior designers, architects, builders, and business owners in the Hudson Valley and New York City to produce architectural metalwork and functional sculpture. For a garden enthusiast in Tuxedo Park, Morris created a 25-foot facsimile of a white birch tree made out of stainless steel and carbon steel. Although the client had many real trees on his property and could afford to plant many more, he said he couldn't get another metal tree like the one Morris made. “He was very excited about it,” Morris recalls. “He really liked the way that we did the stainless-steel bark.” For an artist’s home in Woodstock, Morris made four large bronze birds, three of which the client wanted mounted on the roof. The smallest bird measured 42 inches from head to tail; the largest, about six feet. “Each feather was cut out of sheet metal,” says Morris. “There were thousands and thousands of

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feathers. I welded feathers on for weeks.” According to Morris, the installation was “crazy.” The roof had to be pierced so the birds could be mounted to the ridge beam with big bolts, and each bird had to be separately grounded with a heavy copper line in case they attracted lightning. Not every client has needed, or wanted, decorative trees or roosting birds. Functional projects have included signs, display cases, bars and barstools, deck and staircase railings, balconies, and gates (although one client commissioned Morris to create and install a metal gate between two metal trees—a fanciful “gate to nowhere” for her yard). To help him realize his designs, Morris employs three studio assistants. Carmel Holt, the artist’s romantic partner for the last 12 years, handles marketing, advertising, and graphic design, and she works with Morris on the creative direction of the studio. Morris designs everything himself, and he says that most of the sculpture, which comprises about half of his business, is commissioned by other artists who appreciate his aesthetic and craftsmanship. Morris states that it has been hard, at times, to explain his business. “People ask, ‘What do you do, exactly?’ And I answer, ‘Well, although I couldn’t engineer your house, I could certainly design your house,'” he says. “I wouldn’t exactly call myself an interior designer, because we would make most of the furniture as well as design it. An interior designer would go to a home-design store and pick out the pieces for you and put together an ensemble for you. “We do make furniture of all different types, but I wouldn’t say that we’re just furniture designers,” Morris continues. “We do a lot of railings and stair3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK 39

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STEVE MORRIS REFLECTED IN HIS MASSIVE DELANO MIRROR IN THE SHOWROOM OF HIS STUDIO IN PORT EWEN. THE FLAT-CUT CURLICUES ARE ATTACHED TO THICK SHEETS OF MICA, WHICH CAN BE ILLUMINATED.

In order to avoid purchasing expensive earring trees for the 200 different designs in the line, Morris bought washers, nails, and brackets from P&T Surplus in Kingston and figured out how to weld them together to create his own earring trees. Then, impatient with the time it took to set up each individual earring stand at trade shows, he returned to P&T for inspiration. “I went in the back, where there were all of these old cars, and I took a cutting torch and cut up the sheet metal into different shapes—cats and dogs and stars—that were anywhere from 12 to 20 inches. I drilled a bunch of holes into the sheet-metal shapes and made those into stands. That way I could get 10 pairs of earrings on a stand, and setup started to move faster at the shows.” Other designers began ordering Morris’s stands. Later, three jewelry companies commissioned Morris to design and fabricate their display booths. In the mid ’90s, when Morris was in his early thirties, he began doing commercial work in New York City. He created “old-school, carnival-style” display cases for a gift-boutique owner in Greenwich Village. The business grew from there, as Morris found himself taking on more jobs in both the city and the Hudson Valley. He did all of the metalwork, including balconies, railings, lighting, furniture, and a fireplace surround for musician Pat Metheny, who was having a house renovated in Ulster County. “I realized that I could bring my jewelry background and add to it what I had learned about big metal pieces to start doing more designwork and metal fabrication.” He adds, “Everything I do, I’ve taught myself. Nobody has shown me how to do any of it. I have a natural engineering skill, and I’m a pretty good draftsman.” Before he started Steve Morris Designs in Port Ewen, Morris worked out of an 800-squarefoot studio on property he owns in Marbletown. He bought the 4,000-square-foot building on Route 9W, a former auto body shop with a “nice concrete floor,” in July 2004, and, after renovating the building and completing other projects, he officially opened the new design studio and workshop in May 2005. He says that business quadrupled in 2006. While Morris is quick to cite people and styles that have influenced him, from Frank Lloyd Wright and Antonio Gaudi to the Arts and Crafts movement, art deco, art nouveau, and the space-age designs of the 1950s, he says, “Like most artists, I’d have to say that I’m inspired by nature. I love being outside.” For the first 12 years of his life, Morris lived on Staten Island. “Most people wouldn’t think of Staten Island as a beach community,” he says. “But when I was a kid, my house was an eighth of a mile from the beach. I spent quite a bit of time by myself wandering around the beach, looking at stuff.” Although Morris works primarily in metal, using stock sheets of steel, stainless steel, bronze, and aluminum, he has also worked with wood to create trims, staircases, and furniture. This spring, Steve Morris Designs will introduce its Hudson line of furnishings, which will incorporate materials such as driftwood and bricks reclaimed from the shores of the Hudson River. The project was inspired by Morris and Holt’s concern for the environment and their desire to “give meaning to the high-end things Steve designs and produces at the studio and showroom,” according to Holt. “We want to raise awareness of the Hudson River and its many environmental challenges,” she says, “as well as provide a reminder of the river’s great strength and beauty.” Three percent of each sale will benefit the Hudson River watchdog organization Riverkeeper. Steve Morris Designs is located at 156 Broadway, Port Ewen; (845) 339-0144; www.stevemorrisdesigns.com.

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Judy Pfaff, Moneytree, intaglio, 87" x 37"

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PHOTO OF JUDY PFAFF BY HILLARY HARVEY

Portfolio JUDY PFAFF

Judy Pfaff pauses during the installation of her work at SUNY New Paltz’s Dorsky Museum.

As a young artist in the 1970s, Judy Pfaff helped to redefine contemporary notions of sculpture, with an expansive vision that spilled out into energetic, improvisational installations that complicated the relationship between sculpture and the architecture that contained it. Working with a wide range of materials, Pfaff has woven a painterly aesthetic into her threedimensional work, crossing back again to inject a sense of sculptural structure into her drawings and prints. More recently, she has begun to incorporate photographic and digital imagery into her installations and prints. The prolific Pfaff recently completed a sweeping, site-specific installation at the Rice University Gallery in Houston, Texas. Improvised in the gallery space, .....all of the above combines welded steel spirals, dried vines, yellow and orange Day-Glo strings activated by UV lights, and drippy lines on the walls made by snapping paint-dipped ropes against the surface to create an intricate environment, an unexpected jungle for the viewer to negotiate. Closer to home, a large exhibition of her recent prints and drawings is now on view through April 7 at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, accompanied by a small exhibition of works selected by Pfaff from the SDMA’s permanent collection. The artist will present a gallery talk and sign catalogs for the paired exhibitions at the museum on March 27 at 7pm. —Beth E. Wilson

JUDY PFAFF ON HER WORK On Printmaking I’ve always done prints and drawings, always. No one buys those installations, so when you see things that are portable that I’m not attached to, they’re probably two-dimensional. If you get an installation of mine, you inherit [my assistant] Ryan, myself, a crew, the dog, the noise, the dirt. We wreck the house. So if you don’t want that, then you get prints and drawings. The prints are getting a lot of airplay because Tandem Press has been very successful at promoting them, taking them to all the print fairs, so maybe now people are noticing them more. I don’t know how this show [at the Dorsky] got put together. Had they asked me, this is a great ceiling to hang sculpture, I would have brought things in. I think this is a space that would handle especially my work very, very well, the 3-D work. It happens that it was made a prints and drawings show. Printmaking is not a change of heart at all—it’s always been part of what I do.

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Telling Tales I am at war with the Chelsea motif of one work with 20 feet of blank space on either side of it, lit well. What I do is a mix between salon and whatever. I tell stories. Once a print is sold, the story line goes away and it becomes a single object. When I put them back together, I can put a narrative (or a false narrative) together. The black-andwhite wall over there, that’s a little road trip…images in the car, going to my friend Jane Rosen’s house in California. The second one above is my old studio in Kingston, and the ride in my little rubber boat to the lighthouse…it’s called Naaimachinemuziek, which means “sewing machine music” in Dutch, and it’s a term the Dutch might use to describe the little putt-putt motor in the boat; Kingston was a Dutch city, so everything has, like, 20 layers, which are not interesting, except to me, but I need it to get into each thing. There’s a thread of my experience that runs through it…but it’s not necessary for the viewer to know all that. You might think, why is she lumping these things

together? Even not knowing the story in my head, I think you can get a feel for the sensibility, there is a particular touch. Everything has meaning for me. All these images are full of nostalgia and memories for me, so there’s a whole insider story. But every artist has that. Some people really like to tell the story, with wall text explaining everything, but I’d rather have [the works] exist by themselves. Learning by Making Art If I don’t learn something doing a show, if there isn’t a new motif, a new ingredient, a new set of techniques, I would stop. I’m a bad learner. I was a bad student. I hate books, I hate reports, I hate authority. I’m really a little feral in that way. So for me, I realized a long time ago that making art is a way I teach myself. So if I want to know about Japanese prints, or Victorian building, or the landscape, I’ll just immerse myself in that. It’s like reading a book I forgot to read growing up. A new show is a chance to have a new thing to think about. The installation in Houston is very involved with the weather,

Clockwise from upper left: Magnoliaceae, Ed.30, letterpress, encaustic, wax, 13" x 24", 2005 Untitled (chandelier #1), Ed.30, photogravure, intaglio, surface roll, 14.25" x 20.5", 2005 Mezzo Giorno, Ed.30, photogravure, intaglio, surface roll, 14" x 76", 2004 Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Ed.30, intaglio, surface roll, acrylic, 15.5 x 52.25", 2005 Colored Lace, intaglio, surface roll, wax, 13" x 24", 2005

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because every time I think of Texas, all I think about is terrible storms, terrible politics. It was like: Great, we can do tornadoes, and for me it can be a sort of political metaphor. Living Upstate I started teaching at Bard in 1994, and I traveled around as a carpetbagger for a couple of years, until I finally got a place in Kingston. Now I’ve bought an old Victorian, sort of an Addams Family place, in a strange little community there. It’s the first time I ever had a place with rooms with specific functions. I’m used to having a big loft space where the kitchen is in the corner. I miss the city intensely, though. If I had my druthers, and didn’t have a job up here, I’d probably still be there. I’m getting used to it up here, though, after all this time. I still don’t hike, fish, climb rocks, or anything. But the fellow next door to me has the most beautiful farm, that has cows and I get my turkey there for Thanksgiving. It’s like the quintessential child’s idea of a farm, it’s perfect.

The guy who runs it is from Brooklyn! And even with my craggy self, I do find I’m getting to like it. So now I’m a rural artist. I like new endeavors, new climates, and new things to look at, and new landscapes. It’s like the Victorian house brings with it a built-in set of images from the turn of the century, and you live there and it winds up in the work. If you’re paying attention, it has to. There is a beauty in the landscape, and there’s a landscape element, almost a fantasy concept of it in the work. I think that the Hudson River landscape and the romance of it have found their way into the work. It’s almost ridiculous. On Winning the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship I was an emerging artist until just last year. And then I became the trusty old MacArthur fellow who’s been around for a very long time. When did that happen? I think it’s just in the perception of the art world. I got bumped upstairs. In a funny way it makes me very nervous, because everybody

knows how much money you make. There’s something very public about that. The fellowship did make building my studio in Tivoli and putting heat in it possible. It has relieved me from my lifelong terrible worry about money. In the last few years, making prints and drawings has saved me [financially], and the MacArthur on top of that? Oh my God, I can pay people better, I can take them out to dinner, I can be more generous. It’s been the roughest two years, and the best two years, since the MacArthur. Sometimes I think, if I hadn’t gotten it, nothing bad would’ve happened to me. It reminds me of that old TV show, “The Millionaire,” [every episode of which began with a man] who drops a pile of money on someone’s doorstep. Ninety percent of the time that show ended badly. I’ve heard of people who win the lottery—somebody wins $50 million and four years later they’re homeless. For a year I thought, it’s the “MacArthur curse!” But now, two years into it, I think I can change it to “the MacArthur fabulous life blessing.”

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Lucid Dreaming BY BETH E. WILSON

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Years ago, when I first moved to New York City, I had a persistent fantasy. In my mind’s eye, I would be walking along some Midtown street, when a tintedwindow limousine would glide alongside me at the curb. The window would roll down, and the limo’s wealthy, well-connected owner (who of course had immediately recognized my innate intelligence and worth), would invite me in, whisking me away to the destiny I deserved. I (mostly) got over this fantasy some time ago. But I did find myself in something like the position of that nameless millionaire recently, when I spent the better part of two days sifting through an enormous stack of applications sent in by artists to “Beyond Self: Contemporary Explorations in Art & Spirit,” this year’s edition of SUNY Ulster’s annual juried exhibition. The theme called for art that uses spirituality as a way for artists to look “beyond themselves” and the material world, “to make new connections.” My selections would be—at least on a microcosmic scale—a recognition of the value of the work done by the artists included, though, in all due modesty, I have to admit I doubt appearing in this one show will make anyone an art star overnight. Poring over these submissions with me was the pioneering performance artist (and Saugerties native) Linda Montano. It was lots more fun to share the load—I can’t imagine being confronted with such a monumental stack of slides and CDs and grimly making sense of it all by myself, not to mention the fact that Linda’s deep spiritual insight and sense of humor was enormously helpful in keeping our focus as we enjoyed the process at the same time. In the few weeks since the results of our deliberations went out, I’ve had some interesting conversations with a number of artists (both in and out of the show), confirming a suspicion I had had all along—that the jury process, cloaked in secrecy, can provoke a tremendous amount of anxiety among artists, who are left wondering, “Why didn’t I get in?” or, “How did they pick that one, out of all my slides?” In the interest of demystifying the jury process, and to offer some guidance to those of you who may find yourselves submitting work to such a process in the future, following are a few things you might want to think about as you put your package together. 48 LUCID DREAMING CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

Does your work really have anything to do with the announced theme or concept of the exhibition? Amazingly, probably the number one reason we rejected artists or works from the SUNY Ulster exhibition was the fact that it seemed to have little or nothing to do with the theme of spirituality as it was announced in the call. Of course, we were open to many, many different expressions of spirituality—there are things in the show that spring from Catholic, pagan, Buddhist, and plenty of other traditions—yet there were still an unbelievably high number of submissions for which it was nearly impossible to see the connection. Instead of “Beyond Self,” such packets smelled more like pure “Self-Promotion,” as though the jurors shouldn’t care so much about the idea as about the fact that brilliant artist X has elected to grace us with his or her presence. Compounding this fatal error, there were several people who submitted bodies of work that I know they had been kicking around for some time, and sometimes had even exhibited locally already. Is it really necessary to send the same things to every open call, again and again? It made me wonder whether those artists were actually interested in engaging spirituality—or even in making new work at all. Does it help if the juror knows me personally? Yes, no, and maybe. In some cases, it helps to have some additional knowledge to bring to the table. In the Ulster show, I was able to explain to my co-juror the process behind Ros Robertson’s recent drawings, one of which is now included in the show. The limited amount of information on the entry form listed the media as just “non-toxic calligraphy inks, Atlantic Ocean.” I happened to know how she made them—drawing on the paper, then allowing the ocean to wash over the page to “complete” the piece—and that key bit of information appealed to us in terms of how it related to the spiritual theme of the show. Otherwise, from the images alone, Robertson’s delicate combination of half-obscured lines and broad washes of color might not have meant anything to us. On the other hand, there were artists whose work I know who happened to submit pieces for consideration that disappointed me. “If only he or she had

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given us one of that other series,” I would lament—and then they didn’t make it into the show. So as you see, it can cut both ways. But one of the real rewards of sitting as a juror is discovering new artists, bodies of work that you’ve never seen exhibited before. It’s great to see an image that catches you by surprise, a powerful or delicate or exquisitely crafted thing by somebody you’ve never heard of, and it’s tremendously satisfying to give such work a thumbs-up. I was rejected. Does that mean my work sucks? I’m assuming that the more mature individuals involved in the process are aware that at the end of the day, it’s still going to be a crapshoot in terms of who and what is selected by the jurors. Part of it depends on how your art fits in with the other works that have already been accepted, how many pieces the jurors decide will actually fit in the given gallery space, the position of the stars at the time we view your slides, or what have you. (There is, of course, always the possibility that your work really isn’t that good to begin with, in the humble opinion of the jurors.) It helps when we can actually review the work. I know that digital photography has made the transmission of images much simpler, and much less expensive, but at this point I’ve got to say, it’s still a transitional technology. It’s a fact that the work of every single person who sent in slides was duly considered, while not everybody who sent in a CD had the same opportunity. If you decide to go digital, please don’t use one of those cutesy proprietary slide-show packages from Kodak or the like—they don’t always work, and it makes it that much harder to access the image files, which is what we’re really interested in seeing. Make sure your disk will read on somebody else’s computer, not just the one on which you burned the disc (ideally, try it on both a Mac and a PC to be sure). Given the quantity of submissions we had to work through, if a disc wouldn’t open (or worse yet, crashed our image browser program), it was given the gate. The best choice would be to just burn your images as easy-to-read JPEGs, either one by one, or all in a single, easily accessible folder on the CD. I’m very interested to see how “Beyond Self” will shape up as an exhibition when it finally makes its way onto the walls of the Muroff Kotler Gallery at Ulster. In the end, it will have been the product of a tremendous amount of thoughtful consideration, one decision building on another until (one hopes) an overall sensibility or feeling for the spiritual subject emerges. It’s an imperfect process, undertaken by imperfect humans. Yet it’s also more than that, a point that was underscored when I tallied the final count of the artists admitted to the exhibition. It came out to a perfectly spiritual 33—a message to me and Linda that we weren’t necessarily the only ones doing the picking. “BEYOND SELF: CONTEMPORARY EXPLORATIONS IN ART & SPIRIT” OPENS ON MARCH 9 WITH A RECEPTION FROM 7 TO 9PM AT THE MUROFF KOTLER VISUAL ARTS GALLERY, VANDERLYN HALL, SUNY ULSTER, STONE RIDGE. THE EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH APRIL 13. (845) 687-5113; WWW.SUNYULSTER.EDU.

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galleries ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART

CATSKILL CENTER ERPF GALLERY

FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER

198 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. 454-0522.

RT. 28, ARKVILLE. 586-2611.

VASSAR COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE (845) 437-7745.

“Winter Salon” group show. Through March 25.

Group mixed-media show: “Catskill Botanicals.” Through April 28.

“For the People.” American mural drawings of the 1930s and 1940s. Through March 11.

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM 258 MAIN STREET, RIDGEFIELD, CT. (203) 438-4519.

CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK 59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK. 679-9957.

Arturo Herrera: “Castles, Dwarfs, and Happychaps.” March 11-September 2.

Lisa M. Robinson. “Snowbound.” Through March 18.

Dario Robleto: “Chrysanthemum Anthems.” March 11-June 10.

“Kiss and Tell.” Group show curated by Kate Menconeri. Through March 18.

Elana Herzog and Michael Schumacher: “W(E)AVE.” March 11-June 10.

“Death Bizarre.” Group show curated by Colette Copeland. March 31-May 27.

Kysa Johnson: “Blow Ups: Spores, Pollen, and Pollutants.” March 11-June 10.

Susana Reisman. “A Sense of Departure.” March 31-May 27.

Opening Sunday, March 11, 3pm.

Opening Saturday, March 31, 5-7pm.

“Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints”. Prints by legendary 19th century Japanese artist. March 23-May 13. Reception Friday, March 30, 5pm.

GALLERIA ALBA SCULPTURE SHOWROOM 1662 ROUTE 300, NEWBURGH. 566-1276.

Sculpture by Anthony Gennarelli: “Celebration in Stone.” Through March 9.

GALLERY AT R&F PAINTS 84 TEN BROECK AVENUE, KINGSTON. 331-3312.

BANNERMAN ISLAND GALLERY AT CASTLE KEEP REALTY

CLARK ART INSTITUTUE

150 MAIN STREET, BEACON. 234-3204.

225 SOUNTH STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. (413) 458-2303.

John Gould. “River, Rural, and Rail.” Paintings. March 10-April 8.

“Claude Lorrain: The Painter as Draftsman.” Drawings from the British Museum. Through April 29.

Opening Saturday, March 10, 12pm.

“Not Seeing in the Forest.” Paintings by Pamela Wallace, Dorothy Robinson, Natalie Abrams. Through March 31.

GARRISON ART CENTER 23 GARRISON’S LANDING, GARRISON. 424-3960.

BARRETT ART CENTER 55 NOXON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. 471-2550.

“Photoworks ‘07.” March 17-April 28.

CCS BARD HESSEL MUSEUM

Grace Knowlton: “Bones.” Ivy Dachman: Recent paintings. Through March 25.

BARD COLLEGE, ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON. 758-7598.

“Wrestle.” More than 200 works from the Marieluise Hessel collection. Through May 27.

GCCA CATSKILL GALLERY 398 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL. (518) 943-3400.

“Outside the Lines.” Student exhibition. March 10-April 28. DIA: BEACON BEACON ARTIST UNION 161 MAIN STREET, BEACON. 440-7584.

“Curators as Artists” group show. Through March 4.

3 BEEKMAN STREET, BEACON. 440-0100.

An-My Le. “Trap-Rock, 2006.” Photographs. Through September 10. Sol LeWitt. 14 works. Through September 10.

Joanne Klein: “Visual Thinking: Paintings and Drawings.” March 10-April 08. Opening Saturday, March 10, 6-9pm. CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY 622 WARREN STREET, HUDSON. (518) 828-1915.

Work by James O’Shea, Valerie Hammond, Joshua Brehse, Aldo Della Chiesea, and Pete Rinaldi. March 8-April 15. Opening Saturday, March 10, 6pm.

HUDSON OPERA HOUSE 327 WARREN STREET, HUDSON. (518) 822-1438.

“CCCA 12th Annual Juried Art Show.” Curated by John Weber. March 3-April 7.

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Opening Saturday, March 17, 4pm.

Opening Saturday, March 3, 5pm. DONSKOJ & CO. 94 BROADWAY, KINGSTON. 331-8473.

“The Long Reach of Summergroup.” March 3-April 28. Opening Saturday, March 3, 5-7pm.

HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 1701 MAIN STREET, PEEKSKILL (914) 788-0100.

“First Look II.” Works by 16 art students from around the country. Through September 30.

STEVAN JENNIS, HORSES, PAINT-BY-NUMBER COLLAGE, 2007. From “Hudson Valley 3: Stevan Jennis, Molly Rausch, and Simon Draper” at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon. March 3-April 2.

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NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM

362 1/2 WARREN STREET, HUDSON. (518) 828-5907.

9 GLENDALE ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE, MA. (413) 298-4100.

Tim Casey. “Tonapah,� a solo exhibition of paintings. March 1-25.

“Picturing Health: Norman Rockwell and the Art of Illustration.� Through May 28.

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Vicki Chesler. “Hudson Valley Vistas.� Oil paintings. Through April 3.

Fred Mitchell. “Modernism into Abstraction.� Paintings & works on paper. March 3-March 25.

Reception Saturday, March 3, 3pm.

Opening Saturday, March 3, 3-6pm.

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ELISA PRITZKER GALLERY KINGSTON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

SOUTH RIVERSIDE ROAD, HIGHLAND. 691-5506

105 ABEEL STREET, KINGSTON. WWW.KMOCA.ORG.

Sean Sullivan. Paintings. March 3-April 6.

“Tango.� Art, music, dance demos featuring 28 artists. March 4-31.

Opening Saturday, March 3, 5-7pm.

Opening Sunday, March 4, 2pm.

KLEINERT/JAMES ARTS CENTER

RIVERWINDS GALLERY

34 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK. 679-2079.

172 MAIN STREET, BEACON. 838-2880.

Annual members show. March 16-April 08.

Greg Martin. “Large Format, Big Country.� Photographs. March 10-April 9.

Opening Friday, March 16, 5pm.

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Opening Saturday, March 10, 4-7pm.

39 ULSTER AVENUE, SAUGERTIES. 246-5552.

SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART

“Hudson River School Influenced Artists.� Anthena Billias, Patty Ferrara, Carol Slutsky-Tenerowicz, and Michelle Moran. Through March 11.

Charles Rosen. “Form Radiating Life.� Paintings. Through May 23.

SUNY NEW PALTZ, NEW PALTZ. 257-3872.

Judy Pfaff. “New Prints and Drawings.� Through April 7. LASCANO GALLERY 297 MAIN STREET, GREAT BARRINGTON, MA. (413) 528-0471.

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Group show. “The Painterly and the Linear.� March 1-April 8.

60 BROADWAY, TIVOLI. 757-COOP.

Members group show. Through March 4.

Opening Saturday, March 3, 5-7pm.

UNISON ARTS AND LEARNING CENTER MILLBROOK GALLERY AND ANTIQUES

68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ. 255-1559.

3297 FRANKLIN AVENUE, MILLBROOK. 679-6699.

“In Ascension.� Rising Hudson Valley artists. March 2-27.

“All Our Artists� group show. Paintings and sculptures. Through March 30.

Opening Friday, March 2, 5pm.

MILDRED I. WASHINGTON ART GALLERY SUNY DUTCHESS, POUGHKEEPSIE. 431-8000 EXT.3982.

Concetta Scarvaglione. Sculpture by late Vassar instructor. Through March 23

VAN BRUNT GALLERY 460 MAIN STREET, BEACON. 838-2995.

“Hudson Valley 3�. Stevan Jennis, Molly Rausch, and Simon Draper. March 3-April 2. Opening Saturday, March 3, 6pm.

Reception, Thursday, March 1, 5-6:30pm.

VARGA GALLERY MILL STREET LOFT GALLERY 455 MAPLE STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. 471-7477.

Tina Spataro. “Something Edible.� Through March 16.

130 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK. (845) 679-4005.

“Women Scorned.� Deep Listening Institute’s Women & Identity Festival exhibit curated by Sadee Brathwaite. March 10-April 8. Opening Saturday, March 10, 7pm.

MUROFF-KOTLER GALLERY SUNY ULSTER, STONE RIDGE. 687-5113.

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“Beyond Self: Contemporary Explorations in Art & Spirit.� Curated by Linda Montano and Beth E. Wilson. March 9-April 13.

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM

Opening Friday, March 9, 7pm.

Opening Saturday, March 10, 4pm.

28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK. 679-2940.

Judy Glasel. Photographs. March 10-April 8.

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Music

BY PETER AARON

ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS GEORGE TSONTAKIS'S COMPETING WORLDS The instant you walk into George Tsontakis’s sun-flooded Shokan home, you know you’re in the lair of a highly creative mind. On every flat surface there are papers. Stacks and scraps and sheafs of papers. Handwritten musical score sheets, torn-open envelopes, gutted CD mailers, lesson plans, newspapers, memos from record labels, letters from universities, coupons, magazines, utility bills. If it can be printed on the recycled pulp of a dead tree it’s in here, covering the coffee and computer tables, the kitchen counters, the bookshelves, patches of floor. “I’m really sorry it’s like this in here,” the compactly built, animated composer says, his outstretched arm describing the circumference of the cathedral-like living room. “I’m on deadline right now, working on a 20-minute piece for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. It always gets like this when I’m on deadline. Everything else has to wait.” But clutter, as we all know, is the detritus of genius. And “genius” is a word that frequently appears next to George Tsontakis’s name. Which certainly makes sense when you consider the prizes his work has engendered: a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1995); two Kennedy Center Friedheim awards (1989 and ’92); a Grammy nomination for the album Ghost Variations (Hyperion Records, 1998); prestigious teaching positions at Bard College (since 2003) and the Aspen Music School (since 1976); and the coveted and lucrative Grawemeyer Award for musical composition (2005). 54 MUSIC CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

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But in December 2006, he topped them all, at least in the area of financial rewards, when the Academy of Arts and Letters presented him with the world’s richest prize for a composer, the Charles Ives Living award. With a purse of $225,000, the grant is, according to Bard’s press release, “meant to free the recipient up from any salaried position for three years in order to devote time solely to composing.” (The term begins this July.) It’s money well spent. It means the world will soon be populated with more of Tsontakis’s singular, awe-inducing music. It means additional works on the order of “The Dove Descending,” a 1995 symphonic quartet inspired by “Little Gidding” from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. In the piece, massed strings and winds swell and spiral to glorious, breathtaking heights—only to plummet cold-bloodedly into abysses of bleak, overwhelming terror. Or maybe the stipend will mean further creations like the devilish scherzo “Maniacal,” which caps “Eclipse” (also from 1995), a quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. In the rendition of “Eclipse” performed by the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble on Piano Quartet Trilogy (Koch Records, 2004), crashing, reckless keyboard runs do battle with stabbing clarinets; by its end the piece has surrendered to an eerie air of haunting sonambulence. “People write that my music sounds haunting, but to me it’s haunted,” the 56-year-old native Long Islander says. “Haunted by the ghosts of the composers

from the past—Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and most of all, Messiaen. “That feeling of transcendence [Olivier] Messiaen has‌,â€? Tsontakis says, referring to the mystical Catholicism-inspired French master best known for the divine “L’Ascension,â€? “that out-of-body experience. That’s what I strive for.â€? While he also admits to the lesser influences of Bartok and Ravel, it’s the aforementioned Claude Debussy to which Tsontakis’s work is most often compared. And with good reason: The watery Impressionism of the turn-of-the-last-century modernist looms large over compositions like the 1990 barcarole “Heartsounds.â€? In addition to the inspiration of musical and literary classicists, Tsontakis finds his muse in other areas. The grand views of the Ashokan Reservoir and Mohonk Mountain from his deck offer endless stimulation, as does the idyllic seclusion of the property—which he purchased for “the price of a Jeep Cherokeeâ€? from its widowed owner in 1997. “I prefer to remain unknown around here,â€? he says. “Sometimes I’ll go three, four days without seeing anyone except for maybe the people at [nearby cafe and patisserie] Bread Alone. I bought a backhoe to do some digging with here,â€? he laughs, “and a friend said to me, ‘George, now you’ll definitely blend in!’â€? Another font of motivation has been architecture, something very apparent in the multitiered constructs of his work. “I’ve always been interested in architecture,â€? he explains. “I consider it to be a parallel metaphor to writing music.â€? Tsontakis actually designed his house, a project begun in 2002 that features a two-story tower he jokingly calls the Joan Tower Tower, after his fellow Bard professor. “George’s music is very layered and has a lot of complexity,â€? Tower, herself a Grawemeyer winner, says. “But it’s also very lyrical. He’s multitalented, he’s so good at so many things. He’s a good tennis player, he’s worked as a contractor, and he’s an excellent actor, too.â€? In fact, it’s acting—not music—that’s Tsontakis’s first love. “I was just starting to study acting at NYU in 1971, and I auditioned for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ on Broadway,â€? he says. “I got the role of Peter the Apostle, but then they changed directors and the new one didn’t want me. I was devastated at the time, but it turned out to be the most fortuitous moment of my life.â€? From NYU he went on to Julliard, where he earned his master’s and doctorate under the great Roger Sessions, the 20th century’s foremost teacher of musical composition. “Sessions was fantastic,â€? he recalls. “It was great studying with an old, wise man. It taught me very quickly that old people are really just young people trapped in old bodies. That stayed with me.â€? But even as the ever-youthful Tsontakis’s career in music took off, the acting bug never loosened its grip. Over the years he’s been steadily involved in local theater and is currently a member of the Shandaken Theatrical Society. “I never refer to myself as a composer, or an actor, or whatever,â€? he maintains. “Once you do that, you limit yourself to just being that one particular thing. It’s funny,â€? he smirks, “[Grammy-winning soundtrack composer] John Corigliano wrote ‘George—woodsman, actor, or composer? When the hell are you gonna make up your mind?’ But I can’t do that, it’s too limiting. Like I tell my students: Enlarge yourself. Because you will never write a work that’s larger than what you are.â€? But as the sun gets low in the late-day sky, Tsontakis is in his acting guise and realizes he’s late for a rehearsal of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.â€? (He’s playing Duke Senior.) So, then, time to go. But just for now. It’s a bright but cold Wednesday afternoon outside Bard’s Avery Blum music complex, home to Tsontakis’s cavernous classroom. The class is tiny, only six students. Above the flushed cheeks of these young composers in the making are furrowed brows and squinted eyes, their owners focused intensely as the class dissects Debussy’s second “Voileâ€? prelude and analyzes its composer’s Zen-like approach. But between the academic talk of stressed C notes and French augmented 6th chords, there are quirky moments of levity. Holding up a half-full bottle of Pepsi, Tsontakis asks, “You see this? Caffeine. Very important to a composer.â€? The air of seriousness is broken with laughter. Later, on the piano, he demonstrates a characteristic motif, comparing it to the theme from “The Jetsons.â€? More laughter. And then it’s back to work. “George has a very good understanding of community,â€? says student Philip Meir Siblo-Landsman, 23, who, incidentally, wrote the music for the production of “As You Like Itâ€? in which Tsontakis is starring. “You really feel like he’s in there with you. He really pays attention to what each student is doing.â€? Indeed, it’s clear these kids are here because they want to be here, and they’re absolutely riveted throughout the class. For a music writer, it’s difficult to stay in journalist mode and observe the professor and his class; the urge to start taking notes along with the students proves strong. Consider that an endorsement of both the fascinating topic and the maestro’s teaching abilities. So as Tsontakis ascends to his coming three years of composing in wooded solitude, he follows in the footsteps of his famed mentor, passing on his profoundly creative gifts to their appreciative heirs and morphing into that young person in the wiser, older body. Unless, of course, the footlights finally win out. You never know. In composer and Village Voice music critic Kyle Gann’s blog, “PostClassicâ€? (www.artsjournal.com/ postclassic), Tsontakis’s friend and fellow Bard professor writes of seeing Tsontakis in the role of Otto Frank in the Shandaken Theatrical Society’s 2006 production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.â€? “He acquitted himself well,â€? Gann writes. “[Though] I hope he won’t quit the day job.â€? The Albany Symphony with violinist Cho-Liang Lin will perform George Tsontakis’s first Violin Concerto at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Albany on March 24. (518) 273-0038; www.troymusichall.org.

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THE ESPERANTOS March 8. The uber-hip Bearsville Theater and Rock City Promo offer live music in a multimedia setting when Red Car Records of Boston (home to indie darlings The Charms) launches The Esperantos, a garage trio from the wastelands of Michigan. The band’s debut CD, produced by Richard Marr (The Charms) has already scored spins on the hip “Little Steven’s Underground Garage� radio show. Opener Rob Hervey plays didgeridoo, electronics, and singing bowls, and the Lazy Suns lead the new wave in sophisticated punk. DJ Primitive and video artist Jim C. round out this rock ‘n’ roll circus. 8:30pm. $8. Woodstock. (845) 679-4406. www.redcarrecords.com.

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March 9. You’ve heard of P-Funk? This is V-Funk, with the “V� for virtuosity. Alexander, former keyboardist for Pink Floyd tribute act The Machine, celebrates the release of his phenomenal new CD, Tugging At The Infinite (P-Dog Records), with a release party at the Bearsville Theater. NAIL lays cutting-edge instrumental electric jazz over a spectrum of drum ‘n’ bass and boombastic funk beats. And when Alexander promises “special� guests, he’s not kidding. 8pm. $10. Woodstock. (845) 679-4406. www.nailmusic.com.

SATURDAY SOIREE WITH HELEN AVAKIAN March 10. Our favorite Dutchess County chanteuse makes the trip deep into southern Ulster to light up the already sizzling Aroma Thyme Bistro. Avakian promises spontaneous sets from her extensive catalog, plus requests from the music menu. The restaurant is well-known for its wide selection of organic food from vegan to free-range meat to seafood. Reservations recommended. 8pm. No cover with dinner. Ellenville. (845) 647-3000. www.helenavakian.com.

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March 9, 16. The happening Skytop Steakhouse and Brewery presents not one but two of WDST’s darling singer-songwriters this month. Chris Trapper, best known as front man of the Push Stars, drops a new CD, Hey, You (Starlit Records), with a solo show on March 9. Local boy Schrader and his band return home on March 16 to survey their domain from high above the traffic circle. Start with the Skytop’s six-beer sampler, then grab a pint of your favorite (save us a Winkle lager). 9pm. Trapper: $14; Schrader: Call for tickets. Kingston. (845) 340-4277. www.skytopsteakhouse.com

COMEDY-O-RAMA LIVE ON STAGE March 20. Dutchess Community College’s communications and media arts program presents radio personalities and voice impressionists Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg of XM radio’s “Comedy-O-Rama Hour� re-enacting episodes of vintage “Fibber McGee and Molly in The House of Wax� and “Duffy’s Tavern� radio shows for their “New Old-Time Radio Hour.� The shows will feature a full sound-effects table, live music, and five radio actors. Under the direction of professor Dana Dorrity, DCC students will be shooting this live-style recording for broadcast on Channel 42. 7:30pm. Free. Poughkeepsie. (845) 431-8612. www.comedyorama.com.

CASSETTES WON’T LISTEN, BISC1, DJ ESE March 23. Down In The Valley Promotions presents a night of electronic and classic hip hop at the Stray Bar on Warren Street. Cassettes Won’t Listen offers a tight mix of electronic and urban folk (a la Beck or the Postal Service), while Bisc1 spits level-headed knowledge. DJ ESE glues it all together with sets of fresh ‘n’ fly but classic flava. Lacing the evening will be giveaways from Synthesis Magazine, Definitive Jux, Embedded Music, and the World’s Fair Label Group. 8pm. Hudson. www.myspace.com/cassetteswontlisten.

KANATSIOHAREKE GATHERING March 25. The lights will be up at the Rosendale Theater for this righteous event to support the community and programs at Kanatsiohareke, a working farm preserving the Mohawk language and traditions in the Mohawk Valley west of Albany. Director and tribal elder Tom Porter will present traditional Mohawk addresses before and after the concert that are open to audience participation. Performers include country rocker Roy Hurd, Native American storyteller Kay Olan, The Hawk Project, Native American musicians Powhatan and Matoaka Eagle, and master drummer Fode Sissoko. 1pm. $20, 15. Rosendale. (845) 255-2151. www.mohawkcommunity.com. THE ESPERANTOS PLAY THE BEARSVILLE THEATER ON MARCH 8.

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CD REVIEWS UNCLE MOON HOMESTYLE UNCLE MOON RECORDS, 2006

Maybe you do want to see how the sausage is made, especially if the ingredients include strange bedfellows like Willie Nelson, the Butthole Surfers, Thelonious Monk, and Doris Day, to name but a few. Homestyle, Red Hook-based quintet Uncle Moon’s smorgasbord of a debut, is a savory blend of roots music, smoky cabaret, spoken word, and the potently dark and funny images of leader Trey Kay’s devilish id. It’s a heapin’ helpin’ that’ll stick to your ribs. A lot of Homestyle is about trying to satisfy hunger—for food, drink, sex, and bittersweet vice. The culinary tone is set with the boozy, deathbedravings-of-Humbert Humbert version of Lerner & Lowe’s “Thank Heaven For Little Girls� via Tom Waits (I think I’ll have the veal, that’s how I feel/May I use your skull for a bowl?�); the second course is a “Twilight Zone�-inflected cover of the Butthole Surfers’ “Pepper.� The first original offering—the jaunty “LumpyCraddyPoPo�—overflows with mischievous glee. The versatile fivesome of accordion, double bass, violin, saxophone, and Kay’s acoustic guitar and medicine show bark-meets-seductive croon sets an alluring table with a bawdy blues (“Spring�), a gypsy romp (Django Reinhardt’s “Nuages�), and a thumping hymn to modern-day demigoddesses (“Uta Hagen�). Steeped in old-world cosmopolitanism but modern enough to employ vocal processors and references to Uma Thurman’s sexiness, this Homestyle meal will satisfy more than one kind of craving. —Robert Burke Warren

GIRL HOWDY IT’S HONKY TONK TIME! INDEPENDENT, 2006

After lighting up the stages of the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Ancramdale, the Dance Flurry in Saratoga Springs, and the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association’s extravaganza on the Poughkeepsie waterfront, upstate roots quartet Girl Howdy has unleashed its first CD, It’s Honky Tonk Time!. Betsy-Dawn Williams sings and plays guitar, Paula Bradley adds her voice and piano, and Rose Sinclair plays steel guitar and sings while Emma O’Donnell works the fiddle. They also add a rotating group of guest performers. These women are western swing, honky-tonk, and rockabilly troubadours, and are involved in multiple musical projects. The band is tight and plays like a race-tuned machine. There are six songs on It’s Honky Tonk Time! “Moanin’ the Blues,� a Hank Williams chestnut, is sung and yodeled by Williams. On “You’re Not Easy to Forget,� Bradley takes the lead with her voice is rich and lusty voice, while Sinclair rings the steel guitar alongside Ancram native O’Donnell’s lilting violin. You’ll have to get up and two-step to “Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache).� www.girlhowdy.com. —J. Spica

CASSANDRA CLEGHORN / ERIK LAWRENCE / RENE HART / ALLISON MILLER MERGE ART OF HEARING PUBLISHING, 2006

are you’ll change your mind upon hearing Merge. This CD smokes. It also tears your heart out. Poet Cassandra Cleghorn pulls out her most somber themes and hammers them down on 18 tracks with some truly wicked players at her side—saxophonist/flautist and Levon Helm side man Erik Lawrence and members of Lawrence’s own band, Hipmotism, bassist Rene Hart, and drummer Allison Miller. Though brilliant as a collaboration, each player occasionally takes on solo roles, creating magic on the spot that also feels effortless. Recorded and mixed at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock and produced by Cleghorn and Lawrence, this multi-textured recording takes the listener on a journey through an emotional labyrinth—the light-as-air “Firefly�; the intimate and angry “Project Grizzly�; the smooth and sultry “Honey�; the introspective, stripped-down “Winds Blow Through Me.� By the time you find your way out of this heady maze, you’ll feel changed in a way you may not be able to pinpoint. Whether you’re a poet, a musician, both, or neither, this thinking-man’s album is worth a spin if you’re ready for something surreal. Just close your eyes and become one with the strange fruit of Merge. —Sharon Nichols

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Books

WISHING WELL THE MAGICAL WORLDS OF NANCY WILLARD by Nina Shengold photo by Jennifer May

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n a quiet street in Poughkeepsie, near the fairy-tale turrets of Vassar, there lies an enchanted cottage. Inside, angels canoe over doorways, unicorns nestle on armchairs, and the bathroom sink is filled with stars. There’s even a spinning wheel tucked in one corner. It might be the kind that spins straw into gold, although one suspects that most of the alchemy in Nancy Willard’s house takes place on paper. With a wave of her pen, brooms dance, beds fly, and poems bristle like seagrass. Willard’s writings include a brace of novels (Things Invisible to See and Sister Water), four collections of essays and stories, 11 volumes of poetry (most recently, In the Salt Marsh), and a covey of children’s books with such antic titles as Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch, The Well-Mannered Balloon, The Marzipan Moon, and The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Food Cake. Willard’s 1981 A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers was the first book of poetry to garner a Newbery Medal; she’s also edited several volumes of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. This month, Scholastic will publish her Florentine fable The Flying Bed, with award-winning paintings by John Thompson. The indefatigable Willard also finds time to lecture at Vassar, as well as to fashion the whimsical artworks that fill nearly every inch of her home. (The remaining wall space is claimed by her husband, photographer Eric Lindbloom, whose black-and-white landscapes hang beside snapshots of their 58 BOOKS CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

grown son, James.) Willard’s assemblages include numerous figures of angels, a collaged children’s stove titled “The Back Burner,” and an eclectic shrine made from the stump of an ancient apple tree. “Whenever you bring a tree into the house, it looks much bigger,” Willard states, as if she’s had extensive experience. (Maybe she has.) Draped with twinkling lights, the hollow stump houses a sitting Confucius, a small wooden lute, a Unicorn Tapestry ornament, two velvet elves, a silk butterfly. There’s a hinged door with a natural bole for a doorknob; inside stands a perplexedlooking angel. “She doesn’t know what she’s doing in there,” Willard says. “But it fits her so perfectly.” The dining room walls are robin’s egg blue, a tone that brings out Willard’s eyes. Unusually large and set low in her face, they’re the changeable bluegreen of seawater, with a dreamy drift outward, as though she is looking both at and beyond you. She tends to lean backward while talking and forward while listening; it seems as if listening, for her, is the more active verb. Willard enjoys interviewing, and often sends students out to interrogate elderly relatives, with instructions to listen not only to what they say, but how they say it, their turns of phrase and unique tones of voice. “I love to hear how people talk,” she muses, “both what they tell you and what they leave out. Anything that gets you to listen better is good practice for writing.” For Willard, the narrative voice is the key to the kingdom. “I’m always

interested in stories that sound like someone could have told them,” she says, citing Huckleberry Finn and the tales of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Hans Christian Andersen as examples. “It’s the illusion of a spoken style, but it’s very careful writing too.” Whatever she writes, the voice must come first. Her process allows for a good deal of hunting and gathering. “You dream over the material for a long time before setting anything down,” she says, “Just walk around with story inside your head.” During this long mulling period, she sometimes makes notes, but never an outline. “God forbid,” Willard shudders. “You follow the story. You don’t try to make it follow your plan. When you finally have the whole thing in your head, ready to go, you sit down to work. You work steadily and that’s all you do.” This method requires a great deal of trust, and may tempt self-doubt: Willard’s essay “Telling Time” chronicles a story that flatly refused to come forth and its unlikely muse, an elderly Holocaust survivor she met in a deli. The author remembers her father, a chemist, rising from the table where he’d sat pondering some insoluble problem, saying “I give up,” and heading upstairs. “Well, he hadn’t, of course—a man who’s given up does not go to bed with a flashlight, pad, and pen—but it was part of his ritual. He had to let go of it, literally to sleep on it, before the idea would come. I would hear him in the middle of the night, scratching away on his pad.” Willard grew up in Michigan, summering at a lakeside town where the main occupations were gravel mining and gossip. Another essay, “The WellTempered Falsehood,” describes a childhood game she played with her sister. One would describe a place as vividly as possible to the other, adding texture until the listener said, “Stop, I’m there.” Once, 10-year-old Nancy decided to conjure up Paradise, borrowing details from the church they attended—brass angels, stained glass, a stray whiff of peppermint. Without warning, her sister burst into tears and cried out, “I’m there!” From that moment on, Nancy knew what she wanted to do. Her mother encouraged her, helping her run off a local newspaper (circulation: 25) on a hectograph press. Six decades and 50 books later, she’s still telling stories. “Stories find the writer. They’re out there,” claims Willard, who reflexively downplays her own role in making things happen. Ask her when she made the apple-stump shrine, and she’ll tell you the velvet figures were crafted by Lena Dun. Ask where she gets her ideas for children’s books, and she’ll list those suggested by others. The Flying Bed, for example, came about because John Thompson, an art professor at Syracuse University, was heading for Florence on a sabbatical. Willard’s editor asked her if she could come up with a story set there, so that he could sketch on location. Willard leapt at the chance. She’d spent time in Florence while Lindbloom shot his book Angels on the Arno. “Walking through the city left a powerful impression on me,” she recalls. “I was glad to revisit those memories for a story.” The Flying Bed is a wish tale about a poor baker, a magical bed, and the pitfalls of greed. Thompson spent five years on its sumptuously detailed paintings, in which a carved four-poster soars over rooftops and rivers; even before publication, he won a Best Illustration of the Year medal from the Society of Illustrators. “There’s a sort of surrealism—it’s more than accurate, it’s as if he sees more than we do,” Willard marvels. She thinks of a picture book manuscript as a poem. “It’s made to be read aloud, it has meter and rhythm. In a poem, you have stanza breaks and line breaks. In a picture book, it’s the page turn.” Though Willard delivers her text in conventional form, she often makes mock-up dummies for personal

use, with a section of text on each folded page. She reads these aloud (“usually very softly, so as not to alarm others in the house”), stressing the need to hear every word as a bedtime listener will, not just the sense, but the sounds. She writes poems for adults in much the same way. Willard’s poems are lyrical and precise, without a jot of pretension; they’re written, to borrow a phrase from the late Randall Jarrell, “in plain American which dogs and cats can read.” In the Salt Marsh explores two different places where water meets land, the shores of Cape Cod and the banks of the Hudson. In these liminal landscapes, she finds the miraculous wrapped in the everyday. A bird crashes into a window; the poet is left with a small feathered body, the husk of a life. There’s room for sly humor in Willard’s poems too. One series spins metaphysical riffs from sports headlines, many of which—”Buffalo Crawls Out of Cellar,” “Saints Lose Back,” “Giants Anxious for Skins”—seem created expressly for some watchful poet to mine for double entendres. How does one imagination take so many forms, like a genie inside a brass lamp? In The Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry & Prose (Middlebury College Press, 1991), Willard fields a question from a reader who wants to know if the author of A Visit to William Blake’s Inn is the same person as the novelist who wrote Things Invisible to See. If so, asks the reader, why do you work in such different genres? Willard responds, “Each work chooses its own form, and I try to follow that lead—story, poem, novel, or essay. I hope the connections between them are clear. They all come from the same well, a metaphor I don’t take lightly.” Willard’s story well seems to tap into some underground river—or perhaps it’s the stream full of blind fish that bisects the floor of a Midwestern family’s backyard museum in Sister Water. Her response to the reader continues, “When I was growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I heard plenty of stories about folks coming into the world and going out of it and maybe coming back once in a while to keep an eye on us, the living. Call them guardians, ancestors, spirits; they glistened before us in a web of words: Their stories were the gifts they handed down to us. Behind their gifts lay questions: What will you give to those who come after? Who do you want to be? Why, the village storyteller, of course.” Wish granted. The village applauds.

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SHORT TAKES Books can take us around the world or teach us to treasure the people close by and the ground where we stand. Here are five publications that broaden horizons, both far and near.

Generation on Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s—An Oral History By Jeff Kisseloff University Press of Kentucky, 2007, $34.95

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t’s fashionable in some circles to revile the 1960s as the era when society went to hell in a handbasket, to blame everything from AIDS to school violence on those who pushed the envelope back then and sought new ways of living and loving. But, as current events grind on, it becomes clearer every day that the self-styled authorities don’t have all the answers and never did—and that perhaps, rather than going too far, the revolution may not have gone far enough. If that’s the case, it’s certainly not the fault of the 16 widely varied heroes you will meet in this book. Oral history is obviously dependent on getting folks to open up, and New Paltz native Kisseloff plainly has the knack. His interviews are presented as extended monologues, in which his subjects dig deep, sharing the fears and agonies of being ordinary people tasked with extraordinary roles to play in turbulent times. The book opens with three soul-searing tales from the early civil rights movement: Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette, “race traitor” Bob Zellner, and militant Gloria Richardson Dandridge. It’s one thing to know, as an abstraction or a generalization, that people advancing the cause of voter registration and integration were beaten and jailed and threatened with death, and that some were actually killed. It’s another to share the memories of what that was actually like to experience as everyday life. Some of the reminiscences are those of the famous: Paul Krassner, for example, is screamingly funny, and spending an hour with Father Daniel Berrigan is a real treat. But Kisseloff has done his homework and ferreted out lesser-known voices and some issues that are nearly forgotten but deserve to be remembered. How many people are familiar with pro football player David Meggyesy and his courageous journey from jock to antiwar and antisegregation activist, or the saga of Verandah Porche and the Total Loss Farm? Kisseloff illustrates his book with poignant then-and-now photos, allowing us to observe the transition from fresh-faced and often furry youth to middle age. The transitions are interesting: Barry Melton evolving from one half of Country Joe and the Fish to attorney; gay rights activist Frank Kameny as a retired astronomer. Most of these people seem to have aged well—in both photos and words, the spark of courage and commitment has not faded even though the glare of the media spotlight has moved on. Far from having “seen the light” and lapsed into comfortably conservative middle age, the individuals in this book are by and large still true believers. “The far right has gotten more shrill,” observes Kameny of the gay struggle, “but only because they’re fighting a battle they know now they cannot win.” The book’s final chapter had me in tears. Alison Krause never had the chance to age well and reminisce about her wild, well-spent misspent youth. She was murdered by a national Guardsman at Kent State, and lives on through the words of her mother and boyfriend, neither of whom has truly recovered from the anguish. As boyfriend Barry Levine observes, though, her death may have played a part in saving tens of thousands of other lives. It’s almost unbearably stark: the “before” photo of a joyful young woman, and the “after” photo of a tombstone. In giving these voices a venue, Kisseloff has created something more mind-expanding than any chemical. In and around the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll—which are pleasingly plentiful and unapologetic—there were heroes. There was hope. There were changes made. These things are possible, a hard concept to grasp in this Orwellian third millennium of ours. Reading the book, one hopes that a new generation of believers—maybe regular folks like you and me—will be moved to stand up and achieve dramatic results, throwing fresh sand in the gears of the death machine. —Anne Pyburn CHRONOGRAM IS NOW PUBLISHING SHORT FICTION. SUBMIT YOUR STORY TODAY! GUIDELINES: WWW.CHRONOGRAM.COM/SUBMISSIONS. FICTION@CHRONOGRAM.COM / 314 WALL ST., KINGSTON, NY 12401

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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them By Francine Prose HarperCollins, April 2007, $13.95

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rancine Prose begins her New York Times bestseller, Reading Like a Writer, with a question she’s often asked: Can creative writing be taught? Her answer: “A workshop can be useful. A good teacher can show you how to edit your work. The right class can form the basis of a community that will help and sustain you.” However, she says, “Like most—maybe all—writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books.” Prose has taught at Bard College, the New School, and other stops along the Hudson and beyond for 20 years. She suggests that while a love of language and a gift for storytelling cannot be taught, much of the craft of writing can be learned. In Reading Like a Writer, which comes out in paperback next month, she gives nine basic tools to help people become better readers and, through osmosis, better writers: close reading, words, sentences, paragraphs, narration, character, dialogue, details, and gesture. Neither a style guide nor a how-to manual, Prose’s book takes a different approach than the many books on writing currently flooding the market. It’s part instruction, part introduction to—and celebration of—the novelist’s own favorite books. Prose argues that the best way to learn how to write is by reading well-written books. For anyone whose library needs a boost, the final chapter, “Books to Be Read Immediately,” is a useful four-page resource. Her varied roster of authors includes Charles Baxter (Believers: A Novella and Stories), Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights), Denis Johnson (Jesus’ Son), and John Le Carre (A Perfect Spy). Prose reserves an entire chapter for the author whom she credits as having taught her the most about writing and teaching, Anton Chekhov. Describing her reaction to one of his stories, “A Woman’s Kingdom,” she makes a powerful argument for reading in general: “By the time I had finished the story, I felt that I had been challenged, not only in my more flippant statements about fiction but also in my most basic assumptions about life.” Reading Like a Writer is for students of literature, for serious readers, and for published and aspiring writers of every ilk. The excerpts alone are stimulating. Prose stretches and pulls words, sentences, and paragraphs apart like warm taffy in her fingers. She directs us to contemplate “the crucial revelations in the spaces between words” of Katherine Mansfield; “the simple, declarative sentence” of Flannery O’Connor; “the plain, spare, even Spartan” approach to language of Alice Munro. Seeded throughout the book are useful technical tips that will help writers craft more powerful compositions. Prose describes the paragraph, for example, as “a sort of literary respiration, with each paragraph as an extended—in some cases very extended—breath.” A rule of paragraph structure: “What appears at the start and end of a paragraph has greater weight than what appears in the middle.” She quotes various forms of that most basic structural element, as found in the writing of Paula Fox, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, and those masters of style and grammar, William Strunk and E.B. White. Reading slowly and attentively, giving attention to every word, every sentence, and each paragraph break, requires stamina, concentration, and patience, writes Prose. She compares the experience to viewing a painting by Rembrandt or Velasquez, “not just far away but up close, too, in order to see the brush strokes.” The reward, she promises, is coming as close as humanly possible to the mind of the artist. In magnifying snippets of classic texts, Prose directs our attention to something we already know: We are better people when we read. The only drawback to Prose’s book is that because her argument is so convincing, one might be tempted to set down her book in favor of the many books she quotes. —Jennifer May

The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories By Jenny Allen, illustrations by Jules Feier Pantheon Books, 2006, $16.95

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e may grow past the stage when picture books amuse us, but do we ever really reach the place where we’ve got life all figured out? It’s the endless enigmas of adulthood that journalist/stand-up comedian and part-time Dutchess county resident Jenny Allen explores in her first work of fiction, The Long Chalkboard. The book is a unique creation, perhaps a genre of its own; it’s part graphic novel and part picture book for adults. A collaboration with cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer, who is Allen’s partner in life as well as literature, the book consists of three stories illustrated with Feiffer’s trademark childlike simplicity but imbued with a very grown-up sense of the world. What do we need? What makes us happy? Why does life make us circle when we’d really rather travel a nice straight line? It’s the small/enormous problems that interest Allen, the uninsulated gaps between what we have, what we want, and what we ultimately get. The stories read like modern-day fables, fairy tales complicated by evil sprites that could be named Agenda, Peevish, and No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. “Once there was a girl named Caroline,� the title story begins. “All she wanted was a husband and three children. When she grew up, she got them all.� Things take a turn for the all-too-real when Caroline puts a giant chalkboard in their playroom. “Here is some chalk,� she tells her children. “Write whatever you like.� And they do—scribbling curses, whines, and complaints. “They’re not creative!� she complains, and takes to her bed in despair. Soon, the family’s moved to New Jersey and the chalkboard’s wallpapered over, but it’s discovered by other families with completely different expectations. The second tale is called “What Happened,� and its heroine is a children’s writer with a decided deficit in the childlike-spirit department. She’s infuriated by the discovery of another children’s book writer who seems to be stealing her themes. He’s never heard of her books, he says when she confronts him—and then he does something that utterly confounds her: He refuses to be angry back. The most truly fairy-tale like fable is the third story, which features a woman named Judy who “had a way with chili.� She made the stuff frequently, to give to people who were sick, worried, or suffering any imaginable sort of life impairment. And it was good—so good that “people who didn’t usually like chili loved hers so much that it made them question what they had against chili in the first place.� But the chili was more than just flavorful. “People who were sick felt better. People who were very sick believed, even when it was against the odds, they would get well.� The spoiler in this tale isn’t a nasty spell—it’s a completely contemporary affliction called Commerce. You should market this! Judy’s friends tell her. Chili shouldn’t have an agenda, she protests, but she’s tricked into making it on live TV. There’s a celebrity tasting panel on hand, and, one by one, they declare it vile. Feiffer’s drawings are perfect complements to each story’s whimsical, offbeat charm. In classic Feifferesque fashion, they appear to have grown in the book rather than been scribbled there, with lines so mobile the characters seem capable of walking off the page. It’s a synchronistic marriage of art and words, with Feiffer’s images perfectly complementing Allen’s wry, insightful text. The stories’ magical tokens are commonplace—a pot of chili, some origami cranes, a chalkboard—yet their effects on the characters are anything but. Allen’s endings, though upbeat, offer much to ponder. Intention is everything, they tell us, there’s enough for everyone, you can only do so much. The Long Chalkboard is an original, an Aesop’s Fables for 21st-century souls. Will it be shelved with picture books? Adult fiction? Self-help? You may need to hunt for it in bookstores, but the search will be amply rewarded.

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POETRY

Edited by Phillip Levine. Submissions are accepted year-round. Deadline for our April issue is March 5. Send up to 3 poems or 3 pages (whichever comes first), by regular mail, to: Poetry, 314 Wall St., Kingston, NY 12401, or via e-mail (preferred) to poetry@chronogram.com. Subject: Poetry Submission. Full submission guidelines at www.chronogram.com/pages/submissions.

i may melt next to you the shine is so bright. those were my knees that now water my toes. —p

How to Get Here

Self-Portrait as Indecisive

Dear Friends: We’re looking forward to your visit. You must come by foot, but don’t fret; our lands are wild but pleasant. Travel light and carry a weapon. Approach the mountain from the north. Ascend through the scrub pine to the summit’s clearing. The high hills are heaven, but you mustn’t linger. Look south for our smoke then descend into the valley. Stick to the walnut grove. It’s your best chance. Beware the savages. Their darts are deadly. They seethe despite our olive branches. Stay low and silent and cross the river. You must swim, but the current is mild, assuming the rains hold. If you make the meadow, you’re home free, practically. Tread swiftly across the clover, but keep to the edge and use the shade of the forest. Rest here if you must. Savor the honeysuckle, but be mindful of the bear traps. In fact, seek out the bears and bring one. We’re down to our last few potatoes here. Hurry.

I bumped into some ripe asparagus under the tomato plants, though it’s almost fall, yellowish, a trifle pale but tall I could’ve picked them yesterday had I watered then. Saint Paul says it’s better to marry than burn. How much better? Who’s Paul he should know? What about marry and burn? (May you be like a chandelier: Hang all day and burn all night.) What is this other than a desire to be elsewhere, other than? Yet I can almost see a line, a sliver that separates now from forever, a hair floating in and out of sunlight.

—Darrell Morgan

Bones of Small Birds Loving me is like loving a bird that changes colors (my drunk handwriting in black pen reminds me of my fathers). I tell you I’m sorry, you think you are in love with me, I apologize and mean it, sincerely, I wouldn’t want to be the wounded and I wish I could weep. I was there the night you lay on the pavement, you spoke later of demons and dreaming my face, of heartbeat racing, crows and blackbirds, of rose-colored glasses which made the moon a rotten peach, you said it was impossible to live without me but I was out of your reach, I knew exactly how you felt. I know you know I’m thinking about you, right now. (as eighteen blackbirds and my father fly away) —Sam Dillon

—Lee Gould

New Year’s Eve, 2006 This is for the one who drove off with no first or last kiss of this or last year, who departed before hope or a half glass of nostalgia; whose music is not even an echo in a plastic horn, nor a false note stuck in the long neck of a trombone; whose portraits are shaded in charcoal and then thrown away, whose great eyes are made dull by the bright palette of day. She loves the imagination most but something beautiful must have failed her, like the monotony of the sea or the way birds leave us in the grips of gravity. It is not known if she is fragile or stoic, or what she has done without, so wishes must be made low, in secret, like prayers nested inside sound, that she might drive into the next hopeless bend with flecks of confetti on her shoulders, too light for even her ghosts to defend. —Kristen Henderson

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Silver from Steel

Gave Proof Through the Night

Mantlepiece

He could never tell silver from steel, mist from fog, a church from a cathedral, or whistling from a boiling kettle.

On fire, the lot of us. Bottle rockets & sparklers. Precious ignitions. Transience. How fair is that? You took up the sky, remember. A red flash all around the night. The sound made my center stop orbiting for a moment.

Beneath the brush of old low, struggling firs, where the windbreak lifts a little clearing; down the tumbled tracks a bit and beside the cut; just out of town down from Ronnie’s place, a steer corpse rots. The rancher who ruined the skull with his bullet towed it there with a rusted chain, behind his red tractor. And that ruined skull, with its cracked third eye and chipped curved horn will, like the saprophytes now tawing its skin, receive no fit reward though like the earth, no more its mother than I, I can’t wait to repossess it.

He forgot the names of enemies, of streets, of old addresses. It’s all about value, said one of his four remaining friends: Silver’s worth more than steel. It’s about visibility, said the second: Fog is thicker than mist. Size, said number three: Cathedrals are vaster than churches. Heat, came from the fourth, and sound: A kettle will burn you, and atonally at that.

We reach for fire like we reach for love. Roman candles. No kind of safe. You are wobbling, streaming straight up as if to the surface, for air. The air destroys us. The pages of a book are white, then yellow. Sometimes brown. Fire can burn slowly. Fire is all around us. A searing cracker flash then done, gone. Oxidized. Or a long strobe flicker that never leaves the ground. I sprinkle water around my walls, chanting. They are so very contagious. —A. J. Luxton

—John Estes

His life was in hock to his ego and he’d lost the ticket long ago. So he gave his friends numbers, since he’d forgotten their names, and chances are more frequent than choices, and he could never tell which were real. —Waldo Gemio

Bus Stop, Snowy Morning He sends his silent son out on dark winter mornings. What boy dresses for cold or waits inside where it’s warm? The father bites down hard and chokes his thousandth warning to be ignored by the boy, stoic, free from all harm. Tall and still, he just cannot foresee any mourning. Though the father can; he sits—hot tea and cold alarm. Son sees no fear or future; father sees the boy in the snow, and sits thinking of the chill, the stupor, and the letting go.

Who Was Happy Easter Sunday A dead pheasant lay by our back door the winter Dad left. Fleas and ticks crawled in its feathers. Mom called them beautiful. She wrapped the body in newspaper and plastic putting it in the freezer waiting for money to frame the tail feathers to teach us about nature. Whenever I saw the framed feathers I remembered the dead body still in the freezer as if meant for us to eat.

When we were little Mother made matching dresses for us to wear on Easter Sunday When we were older we wore white gloves fancy hats and high heels Later I played the organ and the Easter Bunny left colored eggs in my organ shoes I seldom go to church now but when I do the hymns make me cry

—Ian Haight

—Gwen Gould

Deja Vu

Simple Prisoners

He strutted on the Lincoln deck, and smirked We won! We won! Yet Death still does Her dance. I watched another victory jig, upon the fall of France.

The trees are drained and all their tears are sitting around in buckets. So that’s very peaceful, to come into the woods and find all those buckets, already done for. Bundles of bed. Now is a green time, pictures disappear.

—Alexander Forbes Emerson

—Mary Flanagan

—Edward A. Shannon

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THE HOLY BASEBALL TAROT DECK by Brett Bevell illustrations by Mikhail Horowitz

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he sun has exiled its brilliance into the palm of my sleeping hand. “Kether,” says Osborne, the 12-year-old pitcher. “You’re falling asleep.” Baseball is poetry. The chi between the bases, like the meridians between acupuncture points on the body, resonates a kind of holiness of the diamond self: the diamond body of the baseball diamond. The diamond sutra is a mantra of “Strike, you’re out, play ball, batter up.” “Swing the bat effortlessly,” I tell them. “The umpire hates us,” Osborne says, hitting me with his glove. I smell the leather as his glove covers my face. This is his first year in Little League, and he hates losing. “Which incarnation is this for you?” I ask him. “You said it was my first incarnation as a baseball player,” says Osborne. Some other boys are on the dugout bench, looking bored. “And you said you used to be some guy named William Blake,” snorts Osborne. “You’re Blake the Flake!” “I was,” I say. “I wrote flaked-out poetry, and made a crazy tarot deck about God and Adam.” “Strike!,” yells the umpire from behind home plate as one of our players takes a bad swing. “But now you have a baseball tarot deck,” says Osborne excitedly. His short black hair seems to want to leap off his head when there is mention of my Holy Baseball Tarot Deck. I ask, “Made out of what?” “Baseball cards,” says Osborne. “Will you throw them? Please!” “Okay,” I say. I pull out a wooden box from beneath the bench, where I have a first aid kit which is standard issue to all team managers in Thunderbird Little League. “You know you’re up soon,” I say to Osborne. “So hurry,” he says. “Kether’s gonna throw the cards!” Most of the boys gather around my end of the bench to watch. “Make enough room for everyone,” I say. Then I unwrap the purple silk from around my collection of old baseball cards. I have drawn on some of the cards and pasted photographs over parts of others to create a fairly accurate 76-card deck that reflects the subtle truths of both baseball and Western esoteric traditions. The deck has four suits of minor arcana and a major arcana suit. I have grouped the great hitters into the suit of wands, since baseball bats are a type of wand. Great pitchers are in the suit of pentacles, since pentacles are round like baseballs and represent the element earth, like the pitcher’s mound. Speed means air, the suit of swords, and therefore the great base-stealers and runners such as Lou Brock are of that suit. And a baseball glove is a kind of cup, really, so the famous gloves of the game like Willie Mays are in the suit of cups. The major arcana starts with Yogi Berra as The Fool and ends with the 1969 Miracle Mets as The World. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn are, of course, the Lovers. “C’mon, Kether,” says Osborne. I shuffle the cards three times, then cut them three times into three piles. I reshuffle them, then pull the top card. “Aren’t you going to do the Celtic Cross?” comes a voice from the gathering of boys. “Not enough time,” I say. I turn the card over and it is Hank Aaron, King of Wands. “Looks like you’re going to hit a long ball,” I say. Osborne asks, “Think it’ll be a home run?” “Might be,” I say. “Let’s see what comes after.” I pull a second card. It is Justice, from a real Rider-Waite tarot deck I once owned. I have since drawn over the figure to make it look like an umpire. As I place my hand on the card, the psychometric sense I feel is sinister. “If you hit a long one,” I say, “hold at third base, unless you hit the ball over the fence.” “I’m gonna hit a long one,” says Osborne. His hormones haven’t kicked in yet, and he has a pure fascination about life very much like The Fool. “Strike!,” calls the umpire. Osborne’s best friend, Todd Alan, has just struck out. Osborne goes on deck, while the next batter comes to the plate. Now, usually, you would not find a witch coaching a Little League baseball team, especially an unmarried witch with no kids. But I have wanted to try out this deck for years, in a real baseball setting. To get here I simply burned a yellow candle, with some High John The Conqueror oil on it. A few days later, I heard from a friend that Thunderbird Little League needed a coach. Here I am. I keep my pentagram tucked beneath my jersey, and the only thing that

shows is that I don’t care if we win or lose. If people found out they’d call me a warlock, not knowing that name actually refers to those who turned in witches during the Burning Times. It has nothing to do with being a male witch. The rest is all a fantasy of Disney. There is a sudden sound of wood slapping a ball. I look up to see that one of our boys has hit a single. He holds at first base, almost out of breath. Osborne is now up to bat. His parents don’t come, usually. Most parents get in the way and annoy me with their talk of strategy and push, push, push of how to win the game. If I really wanted to win every game, it would be pretty easy with a few veves drawn out in chalk at night in the woods, or singing rune charms under my breath during the recorded national anthem. But why? Baseball is a poem, and poetry is not something to be made into a trophy sport. Unfortunately, Osborne’s parents don’t realize that he is a poem too. So they dump him off and play a little golf, or get a sweet fuck in before the game is over. Then they show up, open the door of their blue Dodge van, and tell him to hop in like their pet rabbit. And he does, because he doesn’t know yet that he is their pet rabbit. He actually thinks he is their son. I watch Osborne go up to the plate. He gets very serious in the batter’s box. He stares at the pitcher, as if to read his mind. And maybe that’s what he is doing but he isn’t really aware of it. The pitcher winds up, and floats the ball toward home plate, like a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream dripping the words “long ball” through this holy baseball diamond body of existence. The bat seems to move of its own self, and Osborne is just dancing with it. There is contact. His feet turn. He is running. The ball has wings and, like a pigeon, does not fly a straight path. It curves over the shortstop’s head but stays in the air until it hits the fence in left center field. Osborne is rounding first base as the ball rolls back on the field. The left fielder was too close to the fence and now has to run back to get the ball. He picks it up and drops it once. Osborne is rounding second base. Then the left fielder must realize how much his parents want this game, his trophy, his future major league salary. And the poor little bastard finally picks up the ball while Osborne is rounding third base and about to catch up with the base runner in front of him, who is slow and winded. The throw seems like it comes from heaven. It will probably give the boy arthritis later in life. It is one hell of a throw, a perfect arch right into the mitt of the catcher, who drops it. Our first player crosses home plate, and so does Osborne. But I see a black foot, a large, black foot, the foot of a man, of an umpire, of the figure of justice in this divine game, trip Osborne as he crosses the plate. It happens over and over in my mind, like that film of JFK getting his head blown off on a nice Texas day. It reruns in my head several times within a split second. I grab the first aid kit and run onto the field. Osborne is bleeding in the palms of his hands, where he has some pebbles ingrained under his skin. But he gets up, smiling. He wipes the blood on his jersey and asks for some Band-Aids. “Let’s put hydrogen peroxide on it,” I say. “I did it,” he says. “You have to tell my dad so he knows it’s true.” “I will,” I say, “but first let’s get this clean.” As I bandage Osborne’s hand I see this fucking smirk on the umpire’s face. Everyone thinks it was the catcher, and the poor kid probably thinks he tripped Osborne too. But I saw it, a big, black foot. It was not the red shoe of a young boy. “You’ll be okay. Right?” I ask. “Yeah,” he says. “No pain, no gain.” “You were already past home plate,” I say. “Sometimes the pain comes after,” he says. I go out on to the field and take over as first base coach. Randy, a fat little guy with asthma, runs back to the dugout. Some of Osborne’s blood is still on my hand, on my fingertips. I draw an image of the umpire in the ground with my finger. Then I write “fingertip” across his image, the rune charm for justice. I spit into my hand and mix my spit with Osborne’s blood to consecrate the image. All of this probably looks like a crazy series of signals I am sending to the next batter. I point one finger toward the sun, and dig the other into the soil. I stare at the umpire with rage. Mother Earth is alive, and my fingertip is inside of her.

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Excitement on Main Street THE ARTIST’S PALATE by Harold Jacobs photographs by Jennifer May Charlie and Megan Fells have turned the long-closed M. Schwartz & Co. clothing store on Main Street in Poughkeepsie into an urbane, hip, and bustling restaurant. Cynics thought that not enough people would be willing to support a serious restaurant in what has long been perceived to be a crime-ridden and decaying part of the city. But the moment the Artist’s Palate opened in May of last year, it struck a receptive chord with its patrons. The restaurant’s presence has reinforced the city’s efforts to revitalize the neighborhood, and the city in turn has improved security. The Artist’s Palate presently serves as the anchor establishment for what will likely become a more gentrified part of town. The owners and chefs owe their success not only to the delectable food they serve but also to the restaurant’s eye-catching interior design. Alan Baer, an interior designer from Kingston, created the polished and inviting space. Although this is the first restaurant he designed, he came up with a number of wonderful touches that allowed the owners, in Megan Fells’s words, “to realize our idea of making the interior aesthetically interesting, a place where food and art would be seamlessly integrated.” A large, shiny aluminum duct pipe runs just below the high original tin ceiling along the length of the restaurant. Coupled with other exposed pipes, this gives the interior a sleek, modern industrial look. The sense of openness is reinforced by the stainless-steel kitchen located in the rear of the restaurant. It allows the chefs to look out on the 76-seat dining room and enables patrons to see the activity taking place in the open kitchen. At the left of the entrance, a seven-seat bar has a dark gray poured concrete top decorated with backlit round holes filled with clear fiberglass. Interspersed along the left wall are large cream-colored alcoves, framed in steel gray and containing featured artwork. The brick rear and right walls, a Tuscan red-painted section of the rear wall, and Finn Form yellow tables and chairs placed on the dark brown hard wood floors accent the milieu with additional drama and color. As with its art (a new show rotates through every other month), the restaurant regularly reconfigures its menu. It features contemporary American 78 FOOD & DRINK CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

food with Italian, French, or Asian accents. Seventy-five percent of the items on the menu change every two weeks, including all the entrées. Charlie Fells believes that “this keeps us fresh and creates a bit of excitement for our clients, who can look forward to some surprises each time they come.” Among the five appetizers that have become a staple offering, the onion soup is made from four types of onions: red, Sea Pine Island (a pungent, strong, and delicious variety of cooking onion) or common yellow, the white part of leeks, and shallots. After caramelizing the onions and deglazing the pan with cream sherry, fresh thyme, and a bay leaf, the onion base is slowly simmered in chicken stock, beef broth, and a touch of Worcestershire sauce. As in the French fashion, the soup is presented in a small bowl with a toasted baguette slice and topped by a layer of melted Gruyère cheese. The variety of onions and their subtle variations in flavor, ranging from mildly sweet and garlicky to delicately spicy, set this soup apart from others of its type. The appetizer most favored by patrons according to the chefs is the Lobster Mac and Cheese—an inspired twist on the classic American comfort food. The Fells’s variation substitutes Italian fontina, a cow’s milk cheese with a mild, nutty flavor, for the traditional combination of extra-sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack. Maine lobster, lobster stock, heavy cream, elbow macaroni, and fontina are combined and then topped with buttered breadcrumbs. Once baked, the breadcrumbs form a browned, crunchy topping to the mélange of bubbling-hot lobster sauce, pasta, and morsels of succulent lobster. The dish is finished with a Pedro Jimenez sherry drizzle. The sherry’s sweetness and round, crisp, velvety aroma adds to the appetizer’s decadent luxuriousness. This suave dish can easily become addictive. There is always a wide selection of entrées to choose from, including a vegetarian option. On one occasion, using beef Wellington as inspiration, the chefs offered a salmon Wellington made with a five-ounce wild king salmon filet. In the traditional preparation, a filet of beef tenderloin coated with a pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms are all wrapped in puff pastry; in the

LUNCH AT THE ARTIST’S PALATE CAN BE A BUSTLING AFFAIR, AND ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CHILLY FEBRUARY, FOOT TRAFFIC ON MAIN STREET IN POUGHKEEPSIE FLOODS INSIDE. OPPOSITE: AN EXPOSED BRICK WALL WITH A SLENDER MIRROR AND SOFT LIGHTING FORMS ONE LENGTH OF THE ARTIST’S PALATE.

Fells’s revised dish, a mixture of chopped wild mushrooms, leeks, shallots, fresh tarragon, butter, and brandy is sweated until the moisture has evaporated and, once cooled, placed on top of a skinless salmon filet, which is then wrapped and sealed in puff pastry. Making a Wellington of any kind requires getting the pastry properly baked without under- or overcooking the main ingredient. The chefs have mastered this technique: They present the diner with a moist, cooked-to-order piece of salmon, given added zest by the luscious mushroom mixture and the spicy, sweet, licorice taste of the tarragon encased in a lightly browned, crisp puff pastry package. One of Charlie Fells’s dishes drawn from his Italian repertoire is a veal chop Valdostana, named after an area in Italy just a short drive from Torino, where, traditionally, cheese figures prominently in main course preparations. The chef cuts a pocket into a thick (12-ounce) milk-fed veal chop and stuffs it with fontina cheese, foie gras, and sage. After the chops are sautéed in butter, they are finished in the oven and served with a pan gravy. The stuffing bolsters the relatively bland and lean veal and adds a rich, creamy, nutty, citrusy flavor to each bite of the butter-soft chop. A wide array of exotic game meats, such as venison, elk, ostrich, buffalo, wild boar, kangaroo, and antelope, is featured on the Artist’s Palate ever-changing menu. Diners seeking a new experience should not miss the free-range South Texas antelope medallions sautéed with Turkish figs, Madeira, and sage. The medallions, cooked preferably rare to preserve their tenderness, have a rich, complex flavor similar in taste to venison. Any hint of “gaminess” in the meat is masked by the caramel and bittersweet chocolate accents in the Madeira sauce. The chopped, crunchy figs complement the sauce and add another layer of texture to this dish. As the chefs point out, the desserts do not measure up to the high quality of the other courses. Their biggest hit is a dessert sampler, a tasting of chocolate gelato, lemon sorbet, apple cobbler, and Key lime tart. While all are made inhouse, and are good, none of the desserts are prizewinners. The Artist’s Palate is not alone in this regard, however, as there’s a trend among many of the better

restaurants in the Hudson Valley away from an emphasis on dessert. This may accurately reflect a declining interest in dessert on the part of chefs and diners. Still, plenty of people would like to finish a fine meal with a dessert to match. What’s needed are skilled pastry chefs and restaurateurs who are willing to hire and encourage them to imaginatively ply their art. A relatively large number of internationally diverse white and red wines are available at $6 to $11 a glass, while there are quite a number of interesting bottles priced between $20 and $30. These are examples of two very good, value-priced wines: The 2003 Monkey Bay sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand, at $8 a glass and $23 a bottle for the 2005 vintage, is a fruity, light, crisp, refreshing white wine with hints of grapefruit and lemon and a stylish finish; the 2004 Fontal Tempranillo Roble from Bordegas Fontana, Spain, 2004, at $9 a glass and $24 a bottle, is a rich and vibrant red of medium intensity and crisp acidity that is packed with flavor and will go well with most meat dishes. During dinner, appetizers average $8, entrees $24, and all desserts cost $6. A three-course meal with a glass of wine plus tax and gratuity will cost, on average, $60 per person. At the Artist’s Palate, variety, clarity of flavor, and good taste drive the cooking. The restaurant’s pleasing design and emphasis on exhibited art suggest that the serious artist and the fine cook have much in common. But this is not a pretentious restaurant. The dress code is casual, the service friendly and knowledgeable. Catering to your eye and sense of taste, providing generous portions of contemporary American food at relatively moderate prices, offering dishes that comfort or challenge the diner to experience something new, Charlie and Megan Fells have made their restaurant a preferred destination for food enthusiasts. ARTIST’S PALATE, 307 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE (845) 483-8074; www.theartistspalate.biz LUNCH: MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 11AM-2:30PM DINNER: MONDAY TO THURSDAY, 5-9PM; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 5-10PM VALET PARKING AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. CLOSED SUNDAYS.

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Pad Thai Catering

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Delicious, affordable, and authentic Thai

ickson. 1633 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock, NY.

cuisine served with authentic Thai hospitality

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to your group of six or more. Lunch or dinner served in your home by Chef & Owner Nuch

Claudia’s Kitchen

Chaweewan. Please call for prices and infor-

Personalized celebrations and weddings, using

mation. (845) 687-2334

fresh local ingredients to create delicious and elegant menus. Homemade artisanal breads, Hudson Valley cheese, fabulous appetizers,

DAIRY

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for dessert, Maple Mascarpone Cheesecake.

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International wine list. Private parties, children

Meadowburn Road, Vernon, NJ. For class

welcome. 46 Main St., New Paltz, NY. (845)

schedule, directions, and mail order visit

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Bywater Bistro FARMERS MARKET

The newly opened Bywater Bistro (former home of The Cement Company) has a friendly and sophisticated atmosphere with indoor

Rhinebeck Farmers Market

and outdoor seating. The classic bistro menu

The Hudson Valley’s best farmers bringing

has items ranging from $6-$25. The bistro

you farm-fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry,

also boasts an extensive wine list, and onsite

dairy, eggs, wine, honey, bread, flowers, jam,

mixologist for specialty cocktails. In a small

pickles, herbs and much more. Free live music

town, this restaurant packs a big taste. Open

every week. Tastings and special events all

for dinner or drinks. Reservations are recom-

season long. Municipal Parking Lot on East

mended for parties of five or more. 419 Main

Market St. www.rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com

Street, Rosendale, NY. (845) 658-3210

PASTA

Catamount Restaurant Located near Phoenicia and Woodstock, the Catamount Restaurant has been a locals and visitors favorite for years. Experience the pasto-

Fresh pasta made locally. Large variety of

ral beauty of the surrounding Hudson Valley as

ravioli, tortellini, pastas, and sauces at the

you dine creekside in the warm, inviting dining

factory outlet. We manufacture and deliver our

room. Enjoy the locally-inspired menu that

excellent selection of pastas to fine restaurants,

features perfectly seasoned steaks and chops,

gourmet shops, and caterers throughout the

creatively prepared fish and poultry and several

Hudson Valley. Call for our full product list

vegetarian dishes. And don’t miss the house-

and samples. Located on Route 28W between

made desserts. Available for private parties

Kingston and Woodstock. Route 28W. (845)

and business functions. 5368 Route 28, Mt.

331-9130. www.labellapasta.com

Tremper, NY. Call (845) 688-2828 for reserva-

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PUBS

Gilded Otter A warm and inviting dining room and pub

Snapper Magee’s Heralded as having “the best jukebox in the Hudson Valley” by the Poughkeepsie Journal, The Kingston Times, and Scenery Magazine. Snapper Magee’s is the Switzerland of pubs, a

overlooking beautiful sunsets over the Wallkill River and Shawangunk Cliffs. Mouthwatering dinners prepared by Executive Chef Larry Chu, and handcrafted beers brewed by GABF Gold Medal Winning Brewmaster Darren Currier.

rock & roll oasis where everyone is welcome.

Chef driven & brewed locally!. 3 Main Street,

Daily happy hour specials from 4-7 weekdays

New Paltz, NY. (845) 256-1700

and noon-2 on weekends. Always open late. 59 N. Front Street, Kingston, NY. (845) 339-3888.

Hana Sushi Best authentic sushi in the Hudson Valley! Superb Japanese sushi chefs serve the best

RESTAURANTS

authentic sushi with extended Dining Area. Sit at the counter or tables and enjoy all your

Beso Located on Main St. in the heart of New Paltz is Beso. Spanish for “kiss,” Beso offers casual fine dining by Chef Owners Chad Greer and Tammy Ogletree. Fresh, modern American

favorites from Chicken Teriyaki and Udon to Yellowtail and Special rolls. Eat-in, Take-out, and private room is available. 7270 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY. (845) 758-4333. www.hana-sushi.com

cuisine, seasonally inspired by local Hudson Valley farmers, using as many organic ingredi-

Hickory BBQ Smokehouse

ents, including beef and poultry, as possible.

Located on historic Route 28 between Kingston

Get cozy in the intimate dining room under sky-

and Woodstock, Hickory offers diners Hudson

lights and glowing candlelit tables, or sit at the

Valley’s finest barbecue and smokehouse

bar for a more casual experience. Housemade

cuisine such as ribs, pulled pork, smoked beef,

pastas include gnocchi and cannelloni, Grilled

fish and free-range chicken. Whether enjoying

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Thursday nights, food and

serts, happy hour specials, a

wine pairing menu available.

complete take-out menu, and

Voted “Best Caterer in the

catering and special events in

Hudson Valley.”. 232 Main

our private dining room. You

Street, New Paltz, NY. (845)

can enjoy live music featur-

255-2600. www.maincourse

ing the area’s hottest bands

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on Friday and Saturday night. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 743 Route 28 (3.5 miles from NYS Thruway Exit 19.), Kingston, NY. (845) 338-2424. www.hickoryrestaurant.com

Marion Nestled inside the beautiful compounds of the Woodstock Lodge, near Woodstock. 20 Country Club Lane, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-3213.

Joyous Café

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Is it any wonder that Joyous Café. 608 Broadway, in The Heart of Broadway Theater Square, Kingston, NY. (845) 334-9441. www.joyouscafe.

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Kyoto Sushi

Margaritas in the Hudson

Kyoto Sushi. 337 Washington

Valley, Mexican Radio features

Ave., Kingston, NY. (845)

fabulous, homemade dishes

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Luna 61 “Best Vegetarian Restaurant.” Hudson Valley Magazine. “Food is simply delicious, four stars.” Poughkeepsie Journal. “Imagine spicy Thai noodles, delicate spring rolls,

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Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant

Neko Sushi & Restaurant

The only authentic Peruvian

Voted “Best Sushi” Restaurant

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51 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498 845.679.5533 catering: 914.338.3469

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Roasted Garlic at the Red Hook Inn

A Woodstock Tradition since 1972

the Red Hook ‘Country’ Inn, located in the heart of historic Red Hook/Rhinebeck NY has it all. This 6 room Federal style colonial, built in 1842, offers guests a walk back in time as they enjoy modern amenities including luxury bedding, linens, jacuzzis, fireplaces and

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Soul Dog Featuring a variety of hot dogs, including preservativefree and vegetarian hot dogs, chili, soup, sides, desserts & many gluten-free items prepared in-house. Redefining

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Sukhothai Restaurant Sukhothai Restaurant located in Beacon, NY, offers a delicious menu full of authentic Thai cuisine. From traditional dishes, such as Pad Thai and Som Tam, to custom dishes created exclusively by our master chef, our menu is sure to please any palate. Takeout is also available. 516-518 Main St., Beacon, New York. (845) 790-5375

The Emerson at Woodstock Crave fresh seafood? Need your red meat fix? Have a hankering for slow-cooked pork chops, organic chicken or right-off-the-farm vegetarian dishes? Experience the

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Wasabi Japanese Restaurant

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant. 807 Warren Street, Hudson, NY. (518) 822-1888

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Hudson Valley Showcase

The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Center

Expect the unexpected at the Hudson Valley’s newest antiques and crafts center. The multi-dealer Hudson Valley Showcase in Newburgh, minutes from the acclaimed Riverfront is open 7 days, has ample parking, a cafÊ, and offers superb quality at affordable prices. Come check out the unique array of antiques, jewelry, collectables, crafts and more. 280 Broadway (9W), Newburgh, NY. (845) 494-1135. www.hudsonvalleyshowcase.com.

Open to the community for over 5 years. Inspiring movements of inner freedom and awareness. We offer yoga classes for all levels of students, gentle/beginner to advanced. Including pre & post natal yoga, family & kids yoga, as well as a variety of dance classes, massage, acupuncture, sauna & organic yoga clothing. 521 Main St. (Route 299), New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-8212. contact@thelivingseed.com. www.thelivingseed.com.

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ART GALLERIES Imari Arts

Earl B. Feiden A full-service appliance store with a long history in the community and pioneers of the home-appliance industry. We provide premium products, premium service and stock name-brand appliances. Our commitment to customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of our business. Visit us when you decide to shop for your next appliance at 661 Broadway, Kingston, New York, (845) 331-2230 or 785 Route 9, Latham, New York, 12110 (518) 785-8555.

ARCHITECTURE DiGuiseppe Architecture Inspired, sensitive, and luxurious.These are the words that describe the quintessential design work that is Diguiseppe. The firm, with design studios in Accord, New York City, and Boca Raton, provides personalized architecture and interiors for each and every client. Whether the project is a sensitive historic renovation, a Hudson Valley inspired home or luxurious interiors, each project receives the attention of the firm’s principal, Anthony J. Diguiseppe, AIA RIBA, an internationally published architect and award-winning furniture designer. Accord (845) 687-8989; New York City (212) 439-9611. diarcht@msn.com. www.diguiseppe.com.

Hudson’s newest craft shoppe/art gallery is worth a one block walk off Warren. Imari features Hudson Valley painters, sculptors, and craftsmen. You will find one of a kind items ranging from fine art and sculpture to decorator items and wearable art. Open Thur-Sat 11:30am-6pm; Sun 11am-2pm. moconnellhudson@aol.com. www.imariarts.com.

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Revolutionary new acting technique for Film/Stage/TV. The book: Transformational Acting. A Step Beyond, Limelight Editions. The technique: transform into character using current emotions. No recall. No forward imagining. Shurin private coaches many celebrities. The classes: Thursday eves at 7pm, Woodstock. Master classes at the Times Square Sande Shurin Theatre. Woodstock, NY. (917) 545-5713 or (212) 262-6848.

in New York, New Jersey and California, EcoArch DesignWorks specializes in planning, architecture and interiors for single family or multi-family homes, entertainment, retail or office environments. Recent projects in New York include the Oriental Emerson Spa, the Ram Dass Library @ Omega and numerous private homes and additions. Unlock the potentials of your site, home or office, to foster greater design harmony, prosperity,spirit,health, and ecological integrity. (845) 247-4620. ecoarchitect@hvc.rr.com. www.JanusWeltonDesignWorks.com.

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Van Brunt Gallery Exhibiting the work of contemporary artists. Featuring abstract painting, sculpture, digital art, photography, and video, the gallery has new shows each month. The innovative gallery Web site has online artist portfolios and videos of the artists discussing their work. 460 Main Street, Beacon, NY. (845) 838-2995. www.vanbruntgallery.com.

ART SUPPLIES Beacon Art Supply A source for locals and tourists selling art and design-related gifts, specialty papers, kids stuff, note cards, books & journals in addition to art supplies. Papers. Paint. Gifts. Canvas. Crayons &Then Some. Create Something! Open daily 12-6, Thurs until 8 pm, closed Tues. 506 Main Street, Beacon, NY. (845) 440-7904. www.beaconartsupply.com.

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Catskill Art & Office Supply

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Creative services, too, at all three locations: photo processing, custom printing, rubber stamps, color copies, custom picture framing, and full-color digital output. Pushing the envelope and creative spirit for over 20 years. Woodstock (845) 679-2251; Kingston (845) 3317780; Poughkeepsie (845) 452-1250.

with private baths. Comforts include central AC, several fireplaces, spacious lawns, gardens, and the grand swimming pool. Located near Storm King Art Center, West Point, DIA: Beacon, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, and 1 hour from NYC. Great restaurants nearby. 100 Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville (Cornwall), NY. (845) 534-9421.

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Manny’s Since 1962, big city selection and small town service have made Manny’s special. We offer a full range of art materials, custom picture framing, bookmaking supplies, and the best selection of handmade and decorative papers north of Manhattan. Manny’s, it’s more than just an art store. 83 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-9902.

R & F Handmade Paints Internationally known manufacturer of Pigment Sticks and Encaustic paint right here in the Hudson Valley. Stop in for a tour of our factory, get paints at discounted prices, sign up for an Encaustic or Pigment Stick workshop, or check out bi-monthly exhibits in the Gallery. 84 Ten Broeck Ave, Kingston, NY. (845) 331-3112. www.rfpaints.com.

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Deep Clay Art and Therapy Deep Clay Art and Therapy with Michelle Rhodes Licensed Master Social Worker, ATR-BC. A creative and grounding approach for crisis management, transitions, and deep healing. Individual, couple, and group arts based psychotherapy. Effective expressive approach is suited for all ages. Gardiner, NY. (845) 255-8039. deepclay@mac.com. www.deepclay.com.

BEVERAGES Leisure Time Spring Water Pure spring water from a natural artesian spring located in the Catskill Mountains. The spring delivers water at

Upstate Films Showing provocative international cinema, contemporary and classic, and hosting filmmakers since 1972 on two screens in the village of Rhinebeck, NY. 26 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY. (845) 876-2515.

42 degrees Fahrenheit year-round. The water is filtered under high pressure through fine white sand. Hot and cold dispensers available. Weekly delivery. (845) 331-0504.

BICYCLE SALES / RENTALS / SERVICE Bicycle Depot Open every day except Tuesday. 15 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255- 3859. www.bicycledepot.com.

CLOTHING Pegasus Footwear Offering innovative comfort footwear by all your favorite brands. MERRELL, DANSKO, KEEN, CLARKS, ECCO and UGGS and lots more. Open 7 days a week - or shop online at PegasusShoes.com. 10 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock and New Paltz, NY. (845) 679-2373. www.PegasusShoes.com.

BOOKSTORES Barner Books Used books. From kitsch to culture, Thoreau to thrillers, serious and silly. We have the books you read. 69 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-2635. barnerbk@ulster.net.

Mirabai of Woodstock The Hudson Valley’s oldest spiritual/holistic bookstore, providing a vast array of books, music, and gifts that

COLLEGES Mount Saint Mary College An independent liberal arts college offering more than 30 undergraduate programs; graduate programs in business (MBA), education, and nursing; and noncredit courses. 2,500 women and men. Its beautiful campus overlooks the Hudson River and is conveniently located off I-84 in Newburgh, NY. (845) 569-3222. www.msmc.edu.

transform, renew, and elevate the spirit. Exquisite statu-

ATTORNEYS Law Offices of Andrea Lowenthal, PLLC Offices in Hudson and Manhattan, serving individuals and businesses throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City. Estate Planning (wills and trusts) and Elder Law (planning for you or your aging relatives), Domestic Partnerships (for GLBT families), Family Matters, Business Formations and Transactions, and Real Estate. Intelligent and sensitive approach to your personal and business legal matters. Hudson, NY. (518) 671-6200 or (917) 301-6524. Andrea@LowenthalLaw.com.

Schneider, Pfahl & Rahme, LLP Manhattan law firm, with offices in Woodstock, provides legal services to individuals, institutions, professional firms, companies, and family businesses. Specific areas include: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Corporate, New Media and Arts, and Entertainment Law. Each matter is attended to by a senior attorney, who develops a comprehensive legal plan with the client. Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-9868 or (212) 629-7744. www.schneiderpfahl.com www.nycrealestateattorneys.com.

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ary and other art works from Nepal, Tibet, Bali. Expert Tarot reading, astrological charts/interpretation available. 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-2100. www.mirabai.com.

The Golden Notebook A feast for book lovers located in the heart of Woodstock, we are proud to be a part of Book Sense: Independent Bookstores for Independent Minds. In addition to our huge database, we can special order any book in or out of print. Our Children’s Store located right next door has an extensive selection of books and products exclusively for the under-14 set. We also carry the complete line of Woodstock Chimes. 25-29 Tinker Street, Woodstock,

Come and enjoy our cozy lodge, converted from an early 1800’s post-and-beam barn, and guest cottage in a country setting with gardens, pool, and mountain views. The Great Room offers a comfortable place to relax, with a roaring fire on winter evenings; or enjoy those summer nights on the covered veranda. Choose from six comfortable guest rooms BUSINESS DIRECTORY CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

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ers to try our rugs in their homes, without obligation.

Phoenix Construction and Contracting is a company dedicated to superior addition, remodeling, and renovation work through top quality materials installed by trained professionals. Along with a high standard of work, we pride ourselves on superior job site and budget management. Our close-knit network of subcontractors ensures the success of every project through proper delegation of its mechanical and specialist requirements. We deliver customer service coupled with quality assurance. Phoenix Construction profession-

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and support to achieve your goals. Our studio is about the joy of learning and the power of making art. Classes and individual sessions for children and adults. Call Kathy Anderson. (845) 679-9541.

CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES The School for Young Artists An Extraordinary Art Experience! The School for Young Artists provides you with the tools, materials, instruction

ally handles all details so that you don’t have to worry. (845) 266-5222. www.phoenix-b.com.

DENTIST Philmont Family Dentistry

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Caring, modern dental practice for year-round and second-home owners in Upper Hudson Valley (Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster, Albany, Rensselaer, Berkshire). A sophisticated urban

M. T. Abraham, MD, FACS Facial Plastic, Reconstructive & Laser Surgery, PLLC

practice in a beautiful rural setting, one mile from

Dr. Abraham is Double Board Certified and a Clinical Instructor in Facial Plastic Surgery. He is an expert in the latest minimally invasive techniques (Botox, Restylane, Thermage, Thread Lifts, Lifestyle Lifts, IPL Laser Hair & Vein Treatments), and specializes in rhinoplasty. Offices in Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck & NYC with affiliated MediSpas. Poughkeepsie, NY. (845) 454-8025. www.NYfaceMD.com.

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Representing over 500 artisans, Crafts People boasts four buildings brimming with fine crafts, the largest selection in the Hudson Valley. All media represented, including: sterling silver & 14K gold jewelry, blown glass, pottery, turned wood, kaleidoscopes, wind chimes, leather, clothing, stained glass, etc. 262 Spillway Road, West Hurley, NY. (845) 331-3859. www.craftspeople.us.

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Atlantic Custom Homes Atlantic Custom Homes is an independent distributor of Lindal Cedar Homes, the world’s largest manufacturer of quality cedar homes. Lindal is known around the world for their signature post and beam home designs, quality building materials and detailed craftsmanship. We believe that your home should be a realization of your wishes. We take the time to explore them with you, and to develop your design in accordance with those wishes, your budget and your property. (845) 265-2636.

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years. She received certification in Feng Shui from the

has over 30 years as a Matrimonial and Family Law

Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design and has complet-

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Shui is the perfect marriage to interior design. It brings

This male/female, counselor and attorney team can

a spiritual dimension to your space. Barbara can create

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a kind of beauty that touches your spirit, and brings bal-

our one hour free consultations to meet us or visit us on

ance and harmony to a level that transcends the superfi-

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cial. Barbara is available for consultations, guest speaker engagements, and workshops. (845) 339-4601.

The Phantom Gardener At Phantom we provide everything you need to create and enjoy an organic, beautiful landscape. Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff will help you choose from an unbeatable selection of herbaceous or woody plants, garden products and books. We offer professional design, installation, and maintenance services. Visit us! Rhinebeck, NY. (845) 876-8606. www.thephantomgardener.com.

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such as a 100 yr old camel bell from Afghanistan, a Thai

audio equipment for your listening needs. 549 Albany

rain drum, and fossilized salt lamps from the Himalayas. A great place to find gifts from around the globe. 2 Fairway Drive, Pawling, NY. (845) 855-8889.

GUITARS McCoy

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K9 CONSULTANT WVKR 91.3 FM K9 Consultant

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non-commercial, student-run alternative music station.

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basses regularly need set ups, much like cars need oil changes and tune ups to keep them running well. Here at McCoys Guitar Shop our aim is to make your instrument play as well, or better than, you ever thought possible. Remember, if your instrument isn’t playing up to par, perhaps neither are you! Come to McCoys Guitar Shop and fall in love with your instrument all over again! McCoys Guitar Shop: Expert repairs, restoration, guitars and basses bought, sold and traded. Give us a call: 845 658-7467. You’ll be glad you did!. Rosendale, NY. (845) 658-7467.

Programming is provided by students and community members, and includes jazz, new music, folk, hip hop, polka, new age, international, blues, metal, news, and public affairs programming. WVKR Web casts at

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PUBLISHERS

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FRIENDS IN KNEAD THE DEEP-REACHING BENEFITS OF MASSAGE NOT SURE YOU WANT TO BE TOUCHED BY A STRANGER? TRY THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE—AFTER A NURTURING, REJUVENATING, AND TOTALLY RESPECTFUL EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL WONDER WHY YOU WAITED SO LONG.

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or the uninitiated, the idea of getting a massage can set off an inner flashing red light signaling the “no-go” zone. That has kept some very deserving folks from receiving this nurturing, healing form of bodywork. Everybody “deserves” to receive therapeutic massage, in one (or many!) of its myriad forms. What exactly is it? It is not a creepy sexual flirtation, nor a whack-on-the-back assault like boxers are shown receiving in the movies. It is a form of bodywork whose practitioners work within carefully defined boundaries of behavior (and expect their clients to do the same). As defined by the American Massage Therapy Association, “massage is a manual [meaning, using the hands] soft tissue manipulation, and includes holding, causing movement, and/or applying pressure to the body.” Its trained and licensed practitioners are called massage therapists. They are specifically trained in these techniques, as well as “adjunctive therapies, with the intention of positively affecting the health and well-being of the client.” What manual manipulations are we talking about? They vary immensely, and a good massage therapist will incorporate what seems right for each client, at each specific visit, for each area of the body. Some techniques include: slow strokes and deep finger pressure to release chronic patterns of tension in muscles, tendons, and connective tissue (deep massage); long strokes, kneading, and friction techniques on the more superficial layers of the muscles, combined with active and passive movements of the joints (Swedish massage); concentrated finger pressure on “trigger points” (painful irritated areas in muscles) to break cycles of spasm and pain (trigger point or myotherapy/neuromuscular therapy); and massage based around a system of points in the hands and feet thought to correspond, or “reflex,” to all areas of the body (reflexology). When treated this way, the body relaxes. Breathing deepens. Blood and lymph flow spreads fully into neglected limbs, buns, and backs. Toxins are worked out. Stiff joints loosen and movement broadens. Muscle knots and spasms melt away. Your body feels 96 WHOLE LIVING CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

fully alive. And those are just the physical benefits. Massage can reach into emotional and even spiritual planes, as we step for a moment out of a crazed, contact-phobic world and get one of our primal needs met: nurturing touch. In addition, massage therapists know how to create atmosphere: gentle lighting, enchanting aromas, peaceful sounds, warm blankets. Massage therapy practitioners are, thankfully, more abundant than ever. How do you choose one? First, look for someone who is licensed (an LMT). Then, seek someone with whom you sense a good personal connection. Janice DiGiovanni, a physical therapist and a massage therapist at Bodhi Massage in Hudson—as well as an avid massage recipient—explains, “What I really like about massage is finding the right therapist. Certain people can just totally connect with my body. I’ll give them a little overview of what bothers me, and then they can really find what my body needs from what I’m feeling. Not everyone can do that. A good massage therapist works intuitively with the client and can tell what the body needs.” There should be caring, trust, and connection—all things that are for your benefit, not the therapist’s, and always offered to you but never forced. A good therapist encourages feedback about what is and isn’t working for you. The first visit should include discussion of your health and medical history, your questions about massage, and, if it seems appropriate, what personal issues you are dealing with. So shop around, try a few different massage therapists, and you’ll find the right one(s) for you. Then you’ll have massage stories like the ones that follow, contributed by happy massage recipients in our community. ***

When I receive massage, a slow warm touch relieves my body of tension and stress, while healing my mind of daily chaos. That total relaxation, and the attention

to over-stressed and overworked muscles, brings me to a renewed level of health. It completely reconnects my mind, body, and soul to the earth on which I stand. When I give massage as a massage therapist, I fully believe that to give is to receive. My total focus is always completely on my client. My workspace is clean, soft, and very inviting. My treatments are given solely by candlelight; nonlyric music softly fills the room. I am centered, grounded, and nothing but positive energy is released from my touch, to the mind, body, and soul of my receiving client. Giving massage is truly a spiritual experience that hopefully is transferred to my client. ***

I first went to a massage therapist because I was so stressed, and had been for a few years, [so much so] that I had lost the ability to take a deep breath! I couldn’t get to that satisfying point you feel when your lungs have expanded to their innate ability. The problem was not about lungs, it was about chronically tensed muscles in my chest and neck. Massage—actually, the entire massage experience—gave me back that natural and necessary function. It was partly the attention given specifically to those poor overly tight muscles around my rib cage and shoulders. But just as helpful was the hour of major “time out” from my regular mode of hassle. Only at the massage therapist’s did I ever take an hour to simply rest, to listen to dreamy music, to enjoy the aromas of essential oils and the calming flicker of candlelight in the daytime. And all of that was prepared for me! It was amazing that someone would invest such creativity and attention for my well being—especially at a time when I was running myself ragged in many ways. So beyond the physical aid I got, massage opened an entirely new view of how I could be taking care of myself. And I’ve been doing those things for myself over the years—I even discovered on the massage table simple things like the comfort of a pillow under

my knees when lying on my back. But—there’s still nothing like having a massage and someone else take care of you that way! ***

I get massaged once a month. It really helps my neck and shoulders, with the job I do. I make an appointment for no less than an hour and a half—anything shorter is a tease! You feel wonderful—it works out all the knots, your shoulders go back to where they belong. The very first massage I had was when my husband gave me a day-at-the-spa package, with a massage, facial, and so on. At that point, I realized this is a very good thing. I was recently on a cruise; I end up getting about three while on a cruise. They weren’t exactly the same as the ones I get now—but they still were nice. ***

Before I got pregnant, I planned to get a massage a month during my pregnancy. I knew a practitioner who specialized in prenatal massage, so when I found out I was pregnant I set up my first appointment. In those early months, the massages gave me a chance to adjust to being pregnant, and to talk about my experience. I felt very pampered. Then, my pregnancy changed. At 10 weeks, I developed hyperemesis gravidum (a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy extending beyond the first trimester). It was like having food poisoning, for months. I was unable to work, or do anything but lie in my bed, interspersed by trips to the hospital. But I kept going to my monthly massage appointments. Those massages were the only times I did not feel ill. I remember my massage therapist’s sympathetic ear and kind humor. It was great to laugh. Slowly, I began to get better. Toward the end of my second trimester 3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM WHOLE LIVING 97

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I started feeling truly well again. By my third trimester, I felt great. Then, at a week past my due date, my massage practitioner did acupressure points to help induce labor, which started less than 24 hours later. My one postnatal massage took place at the house (at no extra charge). My grandmother commented on how it improved my coloring dramatically. (I had anemia, caused by a birth complication.) That last massage helped bridge my transition into motherhood. My body, which had worked so hard to give birth, relaxed and was cared for. It was a little time for myself, a rarity in those months. As always, I appreciated the opportunity to talk with my massage practitioner, this time about the hard work, and unbelievable joy, of life with my new baby. ***

Massage is a luxury for me, as I have no physical ailments that need rehabilitation. But I would cut back on a number of other luxuries before I gave up massage. I go for hour-long massages about once a month, mostly for deep-tissue work—for the therapist to delve deep into my tissue fibers and loosen me up. As an athlete, I spend half my time either running myself ragged or biking to the point of exhaustion, or training to do such—weight lifting, cardio workouts, et cetera. I practice yoga a few times a week and stretch out almost every day to stay loose. I consider the bodywork I receive to be part of my training and recovery regimen. Also, since I’ve gone to the same LMT for almost 10 years and have built up a relationship with her, she has an intimate knowledge of my body and the particular and acute issues I deal with on an ongoing basis. ***

As a massage receiver, I find myself naturally giving that to others in short bits—massaging a friend’s hands, gently kneading my child’s shoulders at bedtime to ease her into sleep‌even my pets get some great muscle rubs sometimes (and they drool). I’m absolutely convinced that, as mammals, touch-based connection with others (as long as it’s mutually desired) is our natural way of being. We sure could use more of it! ***

Couples massage is a wonderful experience that two people receive together, in the same room at the same time, with two different massage therapists. In the “harmony� massage I received, the tables were side by side. You could see each other, and even talk if you so desired. Hand-holding was also just a reach away. Each person gets a massage, feels totally relaxed and rejuvenated, and somehow, this togetherness brings the couple back to their center of focus on each other. You both get the benefit of the massage and neither one of you is responsible for providing it. It truly brings you to another level of closeness. It touches your soul, opens your heart. It makes you fall deeper in love. You’re in such a comfort zone, nothing but positive vibes and tranquility fill the room and you surrender into one harmonizing entity of each other. I can tell you, it is the best date ever. And it’s not a service you should take lightly. It’s a beautiful thing that should be shared with your soul mate. It’s a memory that will always be easily accessible to my conscious mind. ***

My massage therapist recently referred to me, as I lay blissed out on the table as she massaged the palm of my hand, as a “conscious hedonist.� I think what she meant by that was that I am a sensualist by nature, and massage activates the organ of sense that we pay least attention to—our skin. As someone who tries to be conscious in all things, I try to be in contact with my physical container as closely as possible. Massage is a form of communing with my body through the hands of another. We all crave physical contact, closeness. And while I’m blessed to have a loving partner whom I touch and am touched by every day, being massaged is a way for me to delight in the feeling of my own body as it relaxes and loosens, and the corresponding mental calm of lying still for an hour in a distraction-free environment.

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When I was receiving massage once a week, it put me in a whole different physical, emotional, and psychological space. I was relaxed yet invigorated, soothed, and expanded. Joyful! Trusting the universe! I have thought many times, if our world leaders would all get a loving massage every day, their decisions would be different and the world would be a more compassionate, patient place.

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hianna, the owner of the Dreaming Goddess retail store in Poughkeepsie, had a vision of bringing together a community for healing, spiritual growth, and understanding. She created just that in Akasha Con, a weekend-long spiritual gathering now in its sixth year. “Our intentions are to create a space for people to come and learn about Earth-based, positive spiritual practices.” And hundreds do. From March 23–25, the unique blend of workshops, festivities, food, merchant wares, and healing arts will again be held at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, where, Rhianna says, “they really support us and are very open and receptive. We call it our ‘Grand Nest’ because we flock back to it each year.” The weekend begins with a welcoming circle on Friday evening at 6pm followed by a meet-and-greet. Saturday evening offers a sumptuous feast and a festival of music, singing, drumming, and dancing around an indoor “alchemical” fire circle. A Merchants’ Room offers unique artwork and crafts; a Wellness Room provides bodywork, healing energy sprays, tarot, and more at a nominal fee. (Both rooms are open all weekend to unregistered guests.) This year’s presenters and workshops include:

A’alyvyne Foxwood is an herbalist, faery seer, drummer, tarot reader,

Jim Donovan is a founding member of Rusted Root, an acclaimed solo recording artist, and a renowned drummer. “The Rhythm Renewal: Drumming Workshop” is an interactive, transformational experience of international rhythms, songs, and chants. “Rhythmic Motivation” explores building purpose and connection with others, deepening listening skills, and enhancing creativity through the power of group hand-drumming.

E. H. “Rick” Jarow is assistant professor of Eastern religions at Vassar

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and initiate witch and priestess; she holds a master’s degree in women’s studies and counseling. “Dancing the Shadow: Journey to the Dark Goddess” will focus on the Dark Feminine voice within and transforming pain and fear through one’s greater spirit self. “Embracing the Shadow: Navigating the Underworld Landscape” explores deepening connections to the Underworld for healing self and others.

Michael Gryffyn has been a student, teacher, and researcher in meta-

physical and healing arts for more than 30 years. A member of the Sound Healers Association, he studied with the discipline’s pioneers and with Lama Tashi, the chant master of the Dalai Lama. “Infinite Om: Principles of Sound Healing” shows how sound restores one’s natural body vibrations and harmonic tone using drums, singing bowls, tuning forks, the human voice, and overtones. Michael will also teach “Manu Mantra and Meditation.”

Hrana Janto is a professional artist who co-created the acclaimed card

deck The Goddess Oracle and provided illustrations for the PBS series “Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth.” Explore the history, iconography, and influences of the Goddess in Hrana’s workshop, “Goddess Guide.”

College and author of Creating the Work You Love, In Search of the Sacred, and The Yoga of Work. His workshop will teach the “Alchemy of Abundance.”

Cait Johnson has authored several books on tarot, seasonal celebrations, the four elements, and magical cooking. She is an intuitive counselor with a private practice. Cait will teach “Basic Tarot for Wild Ones” and “Tarot Journeys.”

Dona Ho Lightsey is a celestial shaman, angelic sound healer, ordained priestess, channel for the Ascended Masters, IET master/instructor, serenity vibration healing practitioner, and massage therapist. Dona’s workshop “Egyptian Alchemy: The Principles of Sacred Relationship� will explore the fundamentals for sacred relationship with the self, the beloved, and the world, as taught by Magdalen and Yehsua. She will also lead “Communing with the Goddess Mother Mary and the Sisterhood of the Rose.� Deborah Lipp, author of Elements of Ritual, The Way of Four, and The Way of Four

Spellbook, is a Gardnerian witch and a high priestess, and has been teaching Wicca and running pagan circles for decades. Deborah will teach “The Way of the Four,� a discussion of the four elements and how they play out in your personality and life, and “Structure of Wiccan Ritual.�

Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha is a professional singer and musician specializing in ancient, Celtic, and medieval music. She teaches at the Celtic Institute of North America and is a Celtic priestess, a shamanic/druidic practitioner, and author of Queen of the Night: Rediscovering the Celtic Moon Goddess. Sharynne will lead “Journey to Avalon� and “Feathered Cloak: Celtic Shamanism and the Shapeshifting Tradition.� Dorothy Morrison, author of Everyday Magic and In Praise of the Crone: A Celebration of Feminine Maturity, is a third-degree Wiccan high priestess and founder of the coven of the Crystal Garden. “Swifting of Energy� will let you discover the difference between positive and negative energies and learn how to turn energy in ways that work for you. In “The Magical Solution,� you can learn to create magical solutions for the problems life throws at you. Michelle Payton is trained in hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming and author of the award-winning books Adventures of a Mainstream Metaphysical Mom and the “Birth Mix Patterns� series. Join Michelle for “Understanding Your Relationships Using Quick Astrology, Numerology, and Birth Order� and “Realign Yourself with Success Financially and Spiritually.� Lady Rhea is a free-will eclectic witch who co-owns Magickal Realms in the Bronx, created the Enchanted Candle Magick system, and authored The Enchanted Formulary. She will be teaching workshops about “Enchanted Candle Magick� and “Magical Oil Blending.� Dana Rudikoff has studied many forms of dance, yoga, authentic movement, and improvisational movement as tools for expanding consciousness and deepening connections. Dana will teach “Arriving in Our Bodies: Listening to the Wisdom of Flesh, Muscle, and Bone� and “Weaving the Thread of Dance: Connecting Through Movement at ‘Fire Circle’ and Beyond.� Lisa Sullivan holds a degree in psychology and is certified in transformational healing and angel therapy. She created the process “I Surrender This� to help cope with her son’s deployment to Afghanistan. She will lead “Angels 101: Connecting and Communicating with the Angels� and “I Surrender This: The Art of Letting Go.� Riva Weinstein is an artist and writer whose work embodies themes of ritual, nature,

and sacredness. “Beauty to the Bone� honors the animal spirits by creating sacred works of art from materials from nature. “Magic Medicine Rattles� explains how to create the oldest form of musical instrument used to call and calm our souls.

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has extensive experience with henna and is certified in its use. She offers “Henna Party,� an interactive workshop with supplies to decorate ourselves or a partner.

Jim Wood has studied shamanism extensively and is a shamanic practitioner and workshop

facilitator. Join him for an “Introduction to Shamanism� and “Stepping Back: Healing the Ancestral Wounds,� a guided visualization to find and heal emotional wounds of our ancestors and free ourselves and our descendants.

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A quaint healing center in a quiet part of downtown New Paltz. Specializing in Craniosacral Therapy, Stress Point Release

the world to have achieved this honor. Sedation dentistry, acu-

through Chiropractic, Swedish & Sports Massage, Shiatsu, and

puncture with dental treatment, dental implant surgery, cosmetic

Energetic Reiki. New offerings include meditation and nutritional

makeover procedures and gum surgery are just a few of the

counseling. Call for an appointment. 5 Academy Street, New

many unique services Tischler Dental offers. Their practice phi-

Paltz, NY. (845) 255-3337 and (845) 853-3325.

losophy is that each modality of dental treatment is performed by the practitioner that is best trained in that area. Working as a team, they deliver ideal dental care. Woodstock, NY. (845) 6793706. tischlerdental@hvc.rr.com. www.tischlerdental.com.

HEALTH CLUBS The Millbrook Training Center The Millbrook Training Center, located in picturesque, historical

ENERGY HEALING

Millbrook, is a personal fitness training center inclusive of a

Nancy Plumer, MS Energy/Spiritual Healing & Sacred Ceremony

Pilates studios. Our staff of certified professionals offers individ-

Nancy is an intuitive healer, teacher and guide. Integrates visualiza-

achieving a healthier lifestyle and reaching their fitness goals.

cardio complex, weight training center, yoga studio and three ualized training and motivational programs to assist people with

tion, breath work and grounding with her hands on touch to support physical, emotional and spiritual healing. She has helped people

HERBS

with life threatening illnesses as well as those who have chosen

Earthbound Apothecary & Acupuncture Center

the path of higher levels of consciousness. A certified One Light Healing Touch Instructor and Practitioner, a long time Kripalu yoga teacher and a gifted intuitive. Offices in New Paltz and Stone Ridge, distance healings or telephone consultations. She also facilitates sacred ceremonies. Call for a consultation, (845) 687-2252.

Creating health in partnership with nature. Our effective, Please see Acupuncture for full listing. (845) 339-5653. www.earthboun dapothecary.com..

Monarda Herbal Apothecary In honoring the diversity, uniqueness, and strength of nature for

EQUINE FACILITATED HEALING Equisessions. (845) 339-0589. www.adacitron.com.

crafted herbs using tradition as our guide. Certified Organic Alcohol Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Essential Oils, and more. Product Catalog $1. Workshops and Internships. (845) 339-2562. www.monarda.net.

FENG SHUI

HOLISTIC HEALTH

Janus Welton, AIA, BBEC, IFSG Architect and Feng Shui & Ecological & Building Health Consultant

John M. Carroll, Healer

A pioneer of Feng Shui In the U.S. since the 1980’s, Janus

selor who integrates mental imagery with the God-given gift of

Incorporates The Wisdom Traditions of Classical Feng Shui

his hands. John has helped individuals suffering from acute

and Advanced Compass Techniques as well as Vastu Shastra

and chronic disorders, including back problems and cancer.

from India; and grounds these practices into the 21st Century

Remote healings and telephone sessions. Call for consultation.

Architecture & Design combined with Ecological and Build-

Kingston, NY. (845) 338-8420.

ing Health practices. Not confined to Interiors, Classical Feng

John Carroll is an intuitive healer, teacher, and spiritual coun-

follows through the design placement of important Entries,

Marika Blossfeldt, HHC, AADP Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, Yoga Instructor

Rooms, and Functions, and recommends the most appropri-

You were meant to lead a happy and fulfilling life. What. Bea-

ate Directions, Elements, Colors and Shapes and Timing for the

con, NY. (646) 241-8478. marika@delicious-nutrition.com.

Site, the Clients, and for the Building itself. Both new and existing

Priscilla A. Bright, MA - Energy Healer/Counselor

Shui begins with good site planning & siting of a building, and

Residential and Commercial Buildings can be balanced and enhanced with these cutting edge techniques!. (845) 247-4620. ecoarchitect@hvc.rr.com. www.JanusWeltonDesignWorks.com.

FLOWER ESSENCE THERAPY

Specializing in women’s stress, emotional issues, and physical illness, including stress-related anxiety, depression, and physical burnout. Women in transition, businesswomen, mothers, all welcome. Experienced counselor. Faculty, Barbara Brennan School of Healing. Convenient offices in Kingston & New Paltz. Initial phone consultation no charge. Kingston, NY. (845) 688-7175.

Flower essences are a unique vibrational healing modality for

HOMEOPATHY

mind-body health and emotional well-being, that are safe, effec-

Kimberly Woods C. HOM.

tive and compatible with other medications or therapies. If you

See extended directory listing under Holistic Health.

are seeking the missing piece in recovering from crisis, breaking

(845) 688-2976. www.naturalhealthsource.us.

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Ada Citron - Taoist Counselor and Instructor

nourishment and healing, we offer organic and ecologically wild-

behavioral patterns that no longer serve you, or if you simply desire support for personal growth, an individualized blend of flower essences can be the gentle loving partner that makes the difference. Call for more information or to schedule your personal consultation. (845) 266-0230.

GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

HYPNOSIS Achieve Your Goals with Therapeutic Hypnosis Sharon Slotnick, MS, CHt. Increase self-esteem and motivation; break bad habits; manage stress, stress-related illness and anger; alleviate pain (e.g. childbirth, headaches, chronic pain); overcome fears and de-

Group Psychotherapy

spondency; relieve insomnia; improve learning, memory, public

Many people avoid intimacy in romantic relationships or friend-

speaking and sports performance; enhance creativity. Other

ships because of the fear of being hurt or rejected. Group psy-

issues. Change your outlook. Gain Control. Make healthier

chotherapy is a very effective way to develop insight into one’s

choices. Certified Hypnotist, two years training; broad base in

patterns regarding intimacy, and learn and practice new behav-

Psychology. New Paltz/Kingston, NY. (845) 389-2302.

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Freddie Blue Fox.

safe environment to develop greater connection in relationships.

NGH Certified Hypnotherapist in practice since 1994. Freddie’s

For further information call Thaddea Compain, LCSW at (845)

revolutionary, three session, smoke ending program helps

247-4059 or Clayton Horsey, LCSW at (845) 679-2282.

clients stop smoking for as long as they desire. Freddie asserts

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that smoking is a symptom, and that once the cause of the symptom is eliminated, the symptom, smoking, drops away.

Kary Broffman, RN, CH A registered nurse with a BA in psychology since 1980, Kary is certified in Ericksonian Hypnosis, Hypnobirthing, and Complementary Medical Hypnotism, hypnocoaching with the National Guild. She has also studied interactive imagery for nurses. By weaving her own healing journey and education into her work, she helps to assist others in accessing their inner resources and healing potential. Hyde Park, NY. (845) 876-6753.

One-Session Hypnosis with Frayda Kafka CHT Building on my success with smoking cessation in 1978, I have continued to help clients with weight loss, pain, childbirth, stress, insomnia, habits, phobias, confidence, and almost any behavior you can think of. Known for my easy, light manner and quick results, I have an intuitive knack for saying just the right thing at the right time so that a major shift can be initiated. Groups, home visits, gifts and phone sessions are available. Kingston, NY. (845) 336-4646. info@CallThe Hypnotist.com. www.CallTheHypnotist.com.

JEWISH MYSTICISM/ KABBALAH Irene Humbach, LCSW, PC Kabbalistic Healing in person and long distance. See Body-Centered Therapy.

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(845) 485-5933.

LIFECOACHING Shannon Fasce Certified Holistic Life Coach Medical intuitive-Intuitive consultant- Restoring balance for the Body, Mind & Spirit. Using techniques such as Energy Medicine, Guided meditation, Chakra Balancing, Bach Flower Remedies & Integrated Energy Therapy. To schedule an appointment call (845) 758-8270.

Shirley Stone, MBA, Certified Empowerment Life Coach Want to convert fear into courage, stress into power, depression into joy, worry into satisfaction? Consider empowerment life coaching. Get clarity on the life you want plus the tools and techniques to make your dreams a reality. Stop being a problem solver and become a vision creator. Rhinebeck, NY. (845) 876-2194. Shirley@findingthecourage.com. www.findingthecourage.com.

MASSAGE THERAPY Ada Citron, LMT A licensed practitioner since 1988, Ada currently prefers the modalities of Chi Nei Tsang, Chinese internal organ massage, and Shiatsu, pressure point massage. Classes offered in CNT. House call fees are commensurate with travel time. Kingston. (845) 339-0589. www.adacitron.com.

Affinity Healing Arts A holistic approach to chronic pain and stress. Deeply effective, intuitive and clientcentered bodywork blends swedish/deep tissue massage, myofascial, aromatherapy and Reiki energy balancing. Workshops: Stress Management; Reiki Certification; Integral Yoga. New Paltz/Poughkeepsie, NY. (845) 797-4124. affinityhealing@earthlink.net.

bodhi studio Bodhi Studio is a lovely and calm space

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nestled in the heart of downtown Hudson. We have brought together experienced

Classes for All Levels Offered 7 Days a Week

and caring therapists to give you the care you need at an affordable price, so that

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taking care of yourself can happen often and easily. Offering Massage, Acupunc-

Kirtan with Shruti Ram and Lynn Keller

ture, Natropathic medicine, Craniosacral therapy, Skin Care, Body waxing, earconing, Reflexology and Reiki. (518) 828-2233.

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 pm

www.bodhistudio.com.

Hudson Valley Therapeutic Massage

Very Beginner Yoga Series

Michele Tomasicchio, LMT, specializes in

with Kavitha Rao Sundays, March 4Ă?25, 12:30Ă?1:30 pm $65, pre-registration requested

Integrative Massage - incorporation of various healing modalities: Swedish, Myofascial Deep Tissue, Craniosacral, and stretching to facilitate the body’s healing process. A session may include all or just one modality.

Kids Yoga: Back in April!!

No fault accepted. Gift certificates available. By appointment only. 243 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-4832.

Offering luxurious massage therapy,

Satya Yoga Center

including Raindrop Technique, with

6400 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY

therapeutic essential oils to relieve stress,

845-876-2528

Joan Apter

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boost the immune system, and address

Satya Yoga Center (Upstate Yoga, LLC) is a Registered Yoga Alliance School

system imbalances. Natural animal care, individual consultations for a healthy home and personal concerns, spa con-

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sultant, classes, and keynotes. Essential Oils, nutritional supplements, personal care, pet care, children’s and home cleaning products from Young Living Essential Oils. For more information, contact Joan Apter. (845) 679-0512. japter@ulster.net.

Susan DeStefano, LMT Healing Massage. Swedish. Deep Tissue. Hot Stone. Shiatsu Craniosacral. Lymph Drainage. Tibetan Reflexology. Reiki. Touch

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Zen Mountain Monastery Offering year-round retreats geared to all levels of experience: introductions to Zen meditation and practice; programs exploring Zen arts, Buddhist studies, and social action; and intensive meditation retreats. South Plank Road, Mt. Tremper, NY. (845) 688-2228.

MIDWIFERY Catskill Mountain Midwifery - Home Birth Services Give birth as you wish, in an environment in which you feel nurtured and secure; where your emotional well-being, privacy, and

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Kingston, Benedictine and Northern Dutchess Hospitals.

get all your organic body care needs. An easy and convenient

Rhinebeck (845) 876-2496. Kingston (845) 338-5575.

way to experience the difference of Organic & All Natural Body Care. www.NewAgeProducts.org.

NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Thomas J. Francescott, ND. Free Your Mind - Release Your Body - Energize Your Spirit! Solve health issues, enhance wellness, and gain awareness. Scientifically proven naturopathic solutions for challenging and/or chronic health concerns. I offer naturopathic expertise in a sacred space to help you feel better. Graduate of the prestigious Bastyr University. Rhinebeck Cooperative Health Center, Rhinebeck, NY. (845) 876-5556. www.drfrancescott.com.

NUTRITION Ilyse Simon RD, CDN Nutrition Therapist

OSTEOPATHY Applied Osteopathy Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO. Drs. Tieri and Rosen are New York State Licensed Osteopathic physicians specializing in Cranial Osteopathy. As specialists in Osteopathic manipulation, we are dedicated to the traditional philosophy and hands-on treatment of our predecessors. We have studied with Robert Fulford, DO, Viola Freyman, DO, James Jealous, DO, and Bonnie Gintis, DO, and completed a two-year residency in Osteopathic Manipulation. We treat newborns, children, and adults. 3457 Main St, Stone Ridge, (845) 687-7589. 138 Market Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-1700. 257 Main Street, New Paltz, (845) 256-9884. By Appointment. For more information call or visit the website. www.stoneridgehealingarts.com.

Diet is a four letter word. Nutritional therapy for emotional eating to chronic eating disorders, body image issues, insulin resistance and diabetes. Teaching normal eating based on hunger cues. Specializing in teens to adults. Bastyr University of Natural Medicine educated with non-diet approach including whole foods. Many insurances accepted. “Life is not black and white. Living is the full spectrum in-between.”. 318 Wall St, Suite 3A, Kingston, NY. (845) 331-6381. ilysefood@yahoo.com.

Jill Malden, RD, CSW Prominent Nutritionist specializing in eating behavior and eating disorders for 15 years. Warm, nonjudgmental treatment. Understand the effects of nutrition on your mood, anxiety level, cravings, concentration, energy level, and sleep, in addition to body weight. Recover from your eating issues and enjoy a full

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life! 1 Water Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 489-4732.

PHYSICIANS Women Care Center Empowerment through information. Located in Rhinebeck and Kingston. Massage and acupuncture available. Gynecology - treating our patients through the most up-to-date medical and surgical technologies available, combined with alternative therapies. Obstetrics - working with you to create the birth experience you desire. Many insurances accepted. Evening hours available. Rhinebeck (845) 876-2496; Kingston (845) 338-5575.

PILATES Beacon Pilates A fully equipped classical studio that tailors each workout to fit the individual. 181 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Beacon, NY. (845) 831-0360. www.beaconpilates.com.

Valerie Crystal, MS, Clinical Nutritionist

Pilates of New Paltz /

"If I don't make time for healthy eating, I'll have to make time for

These studios offer caring, experienced and certified instruc-

illness." Valerie Crystal, MS, Clinical Nutritionist. Assessments

tion with fully equipped facilities. Each student receives detailed

and diagnostic testing for chronic disorders caused by poor eat-

attention to his/her needs while maintaining the energizing flow

ing habits. Learn how, what and when to eat and heal yourself!

of the classical pilates system. Hours are flexible enough to

House calls available. Free Phone consultation. (518) 678-0700.

accomodate any schedule. Pilates of New Paltz: (845) 255-0559;

Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN Creating Wellness for individuals and businesses. Nutrition counseling: combining traditional and integrative solutions to enhance well-being. Health Fairs for Businesses wanting to improve employees’ productivity. Providing help with Diabetes,

Core Pilates Studio

Core Pilates in Poughkeepsie: (845) 452-8018.

The Moving Body (845) 679-7715. www.themovingbody.com. 276 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-7715. www.themovingbody.com

Cardiovascular conditions, Weight loss, Digestive support,

PSYCHICS

Women’s health, and Pediatric Nutrition. Many insurances ac-

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cepted. Offices in New Paltz and Kingston. Call (845) 255-2398 for an appointment. www.Nutrition-wise.com.

Vitamin Navigator Confused about what to eat and what not? Find your own bioindividuality, your diet is as unique as you are, your optimum health can be achieved without serious deprivation. Andrew Wright Randel HHC AADP has 15 years experience with alternative and complementary health care. (914) 466-2928. www.vitaminnavigator.com

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING Delicious Nutrition

Psychic Consultations by Gail Petronio, internationally renowned psychic. Over 20 years experience. It is my sincere hope to offer my intuitive abilities and insights as a means to provide awareness of ones life and destiny. Sessions are conducted in person or by telephone. Visit www.pyshicallyspeaking.com Call (845) 626-4895 or (212) 714-8125 or email gail@psychicallyspe aking.com

PSYCHOLOGISTS Mark S. Balaban, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist offering individual and group psychotherapy for adults and adolescents. Experienced in working with relationship/intimacy issues, loneliness, depres-

Discover the foods and lifestyle that truly nourish your body and

sion, anxiety, current family or family of origin issues, eating/body

soul. Infuse your life with balance, vitality and joy! Empower

image concerns, grief, stress management, and personal growth.

yourself through awareness, mindfulness and kindness. Take

Convenient after-work and evening appointments available.

charge and create change now. I can help you live your life

Rosendale, NY. (845) 616-7898.

fully. Contact me for a free initial consultation. One-on-one counseling, group programs, wellness workshops, lectures,

Peter M. del Rosario, PhD

whole foods cooking classes, yoga, retreats. (646) 214-8478.

Licensed psychologist. Insight-oriented, culturally sensitive

marika@delicious-nutrition.com.

psychotherapy for adults and adolescents concerned with: rela-

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Dianne Weisselberg MSW, LMSW Individual Therapy, Grief Work and Personal Mythology. Stuck? Overwhelmed? Frustrated? Depressed? THERE IS ANOTHER WAY! Dianne Weisselberg has over 16 years experience in the field of Counseling and over 8 years of training in Depth Psychology. Sliding Scale fees. (845) 688-7570. dweisselberg@hvc.rr.com.

Heart Centered Counseling & Expressive Arts Therapy Dr. Nancy Rowe, PhD, LMHC Emotional healing for children and adults using talk, imagery, sandplay, expressive arts, and/or movement. Background in transpersonal psychology, play therapy,

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Janne Dooley, LCSW --Brigid’s Well--Psychospiritual therapy, Gestalt, EMDR, with a specialty in childhood trauma, relationship issues, recovery, codependency and inner child work. Brigid’s Well also offers life coaching and workshops to intergrate healing and help create a richer, more satisfying life. Call for information or free consultation: New Paltz office. (347) 834-5081.

Jeanne Asma, LCSWR Psychotherapist And Life Coach Individual, couples and group sessions for adults. Women’s issues groups now forming. Specializing in relationship issues, improving self-esteem, binge eating and body image, life transitions including divorce and grief issues, trauma and abuse. Many insurance’s accepted or sliding scale available. Office located in Poughkeepsie location. (845) 462-1182. www.JeanneAsma.com.

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Judith Blackstone, Ph.D. Offering traditional psychotherapy and EMDR for healing from trauma and changing limiting beliefs, Breathwork for relieving stress and breathing difficulties, and Realization Process, a body-oriented meditation for deepening contact with oneself and others. For individuals and couples. NY State licensed. Offices in Kingston, Willow and NYC. (845) 6797005. www.realizationcenter.com.

Judy Swallow, MA, TEP Integrative body/mind therapist using Rubenfeld synergy and psychodrama in her work with individuals, couples, groups, and families. Inquire for workshops and training, as well as therapy. New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-5613.

Julie Zweig, M.A., Licensed Mental Health Counselor See also Body-Centered Therapy directory. Offices in Poughkeepsie and New Paltz. NY. (845) 255-3566.

Kathleen Calabrese, PhD Family, Individual Psychotherapy For over 20 years with offices in Kingston and New York. Her empathic, practical approach enables people to understand their past, assess present day choices, and live more authentically and creatively in the future. This winter, take a creative leap into the unconscious by participating in a COLLAGE WORKSHOP. Call or email

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Kent Babcock, MSW, LMSW Counseling & Psychotherapy Development of solutions through simple self-observation, reflection, and conversation. Short- or long-term work around difficult relationships; life or career

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Michelle Rhodes LMSW ATR-BC See also Art Therapy and Group Psychotherapy. (845) 255-8039.

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insurances accepted. Office convenient to New Paltz and

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Penny Price Lavin (845)876-0239, pricemedia@aol.com;

Wellspring Evolutionary coaching using movement and breath to access and clear lifelong patterns and transform relationships.

Nancy Plumer (845) 687-2252, nplumer@hvi.net).www.OneLi ghtHealingTouch.com

Rodney and Sandra Wells, certified by Gay and Kathlyn

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Sublime Bodywork Sabra Goodban. Healing from the inside out. New York

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Licensed Massage Therapist and Master Teacher in the

Susan DeStefano

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Heart-centered therapy for healing the body, mind, and emotions. Improve relationships, release the past, heal the inner child through personal empowerment. (845) 255-6482.

problems, anxiety and depression. Experience shiatsu, massage and Raindrop therapy. Zen shiatsu utilizes myofascial release and streching to allow for an increase in flexibility and range of motion. Raindrop therapy utilizes therapeutic

REIKI The Sanctuary - Reiki Rev. Denise Meyer offers Usui Reiki treatments. Experience the benefits of deep relaxation and energetic releases through this method of healing touch. Reiki energy supports and heals the mind, body, heart and spirit through the delivery of Light Energy into the energy field of the receiver. The Sanctuary, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-3337 ext. 2.

grade essential oils to reduce inflammation created in back pain, scoliosis, lordosis and other spinal problems. Raindrop therapy may also alleviate central nervous system conditions like Lyme’s and Parkinson’s. Located in the Woodstock area. Sessions available by calling (845) 246-4180.

SPAS & RESORTS Emerson Resort & Spa Embrace the Asian-inspired design of the Emerson Spa as

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Rosen Method is distinguished by its gentle, direct touch. Using hands that listen rather than manipulate, the practitioner focuses on chronic muscle tension. As relaxation occurs and the breath deepens, unconscious feelings, attitudes, and memories may emerge. The practitioner responds with touch and words that allow the client to begin to recognize what has been held down by unconscious muscle tension. As this

therapists who are skilled at delivering virtually all the Emerson Spa’s 40+ treatments. Spend the day enjoying the Spa’s hot tubs, steam showers, sauna, resistance pool, cardio equipment, yoga/meditation room and relaxation area... all included with your Spa visit. New Emerson Inn & Spa opening early 2007. Now taking reservations! www.emersonresort.com. (845) 688-1000.

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SPIRITUAL COUNSELING

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rounded by the Hudson Valley’s pastoral beauty. Individu-

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International Feng Shui Institute

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teachings and rituals. Telephone sessions by appointment. All information in private sessions are confidential. (845) 679-0549.

Feng Shui techniques with a focus on Individual Coaching,

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION

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tion based on the lifelong work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. It is a

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The 21st Century; and Susanna Bastarrica, President, United

improve one’s health and vitality by balancing the body and

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and compassion. Krisha Showalter and Ryan Flowers are

Develop and liberate your unique musical potential through

certified practitioners of the KMI method. Rhinebeck, NY.

customized music lessons, workshops, or artist development

(845) 876-4654.

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Specializing in Equine Assisted Discovery groups and

Omega Institute

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Toni D. Nixon, Ed.D. Therapist and Buddhist Practitioner

April 13-15 for Being Fearless, a conference celebrating courage and spirit in our everyday lives. www.beingfearless.org. Our 2007 Rhinebeck, NY season begins in April. Many courses are now available for registration. www.eomega.org or 800-944-1001.

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Jai Ma Yoga Center Offering a wide array of Yoga classes, seven days a week, from Gentle/ Restorative Yoga to Advanced. Meditation classes free to all enrolled. Chanting Friday evenings. New expanded studio space.

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Satya Yoga Center Satya Hudson Valley Yoga Center is located in the heart of Rhinebeck village, on the third floor of the Rhinebeck Department Store building. We offer classes for all levels, 7 days a week. There is no need to preregister: we invite you to just show up. Rhinebeck, NY. (845) 876-2528. www.satyayogarhinebeck.com

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CHIKANOBU, THE MORNING EAST WIND CLEARING THE CLOUDS OF THE SOUTHWEST (OKIGE NO KUM HARAU ASAGOCHI), DETAIL,1877

THE REAL LAST SAMURAI

For those who saw the Tom Cruise epic The Last Samurai a few years ago, some

In contrast to the simplistic narrative of The Last Samurai, there was no simple

elements of the historical record will seem familiar—Japan opens its largely closed

either/or choice between traditional Japanese culture and Western style values and

society (under threat of force) to engagement with the West in the mid-19th century,

dress. Chikanobu’s prints document both the embrace of new ideas—English-style

resulting in rapid social and political change that shakes the country’s traditional

horse racing and Western military dress—as well as traditional cultural emblems like

values and practices to the core.

formal court robes, and at times appear side-by-side in the same image.

Of course, much of the movie is pure fiction. But a fascinating glimpse of the true

The prints in the show recount the many-layered history of a culture in flux, yet still

intricacy of Japanese engagement with Western culture will be on view starting March

undeniably attached to its rich past. At times Chikanobu looks forward; at others he

23 at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College. "Chikanobu: Modernity

looks longingly backward. Contact with the modern West in the 19th century presented

and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints" focuses on the works produced by this artist, whose

the people of Japan with new opportunities as well as new dangers—all of which is

lifespan encompassed the Meiji period (1868-1912), when feudal shogunates were

beautifully detailed in the vivid collection of prints in this show.

replaced with a more modern, Western-inspired form of government.

Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints will be on view March

Born into a samurai family in 1838, Chikanobu was trained as a warrior, and later

23 through May 13 at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College,

became a student of the master woodblock print designers Kuniyoshi, Kunisada, and

Poughkeepsie. A lecture and reception for the exhibition will be held on March 30 at

Kunichika, using the flat planes and decorative patterning of the ukiyo-e tradition to

5pm. (845) 437-5632; www.fllac.vassar.edu.

striking effect, according to Vassar curator Patricia Phagan.

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CARRIE RODRIGUEZ PERFORMS AT THE EGG IN ALBANY ON MARCH 10.

UPSTATE HOEDOWN

Witnessing the women—or “gEarls,” as they like to be known—of Uncle Earl play

down, ushering in a career as Taylor’s duet partner on three highly acclaimed CDs.

acoustic instruments around a single stage microphone, it is easy to have faith that no

With Seven Angels on a Bicycle, her apprenticeship seems over, and she confidently

matter how technologically advanced our culture becomes, the power of old-time string

steps into the spotlight with her own finely crafted, austere songs of longing, lust, and

band music played with conviction and passion will remain current and vital. And upon

mischief, accompanying herself on her trusty fiddle and surrounded by an urbane,

hearing the Cinderella story of Carrie Rodriguez, one could very well believe that fairy

tastefully rendered Americana that conveys as much shadow as light.

tales do, in fact, happen away from the glare of “American Idol” and Hollywood.

As both fans and the gEarls themselves attest, Uncle Earl shows are special

Hudson Valley residents will get a chance to witness two splendid manifestations of

events, partly because all five band members have demanding professional musical

the unlikely at The Egg in Albany on March 10, when Uncle Earl and Carrie Rodriguez,

lives outside of the group, with solo albums, clog dancing, and songwriting merits

both touring in support of heralded new CD releases, share the bill.

to their credits. Spread from Colorado to North Carolina to Cape Breton Island to

Uncle Earl’s last show at the Egg was cited as one of the best of 2006, and this

Nashville, the glue that brings Uncle Earl together is made of the greater-than-the-

year finds the quintet returning in support of Waterloo, its sophomore effort of boot-

sum-of-its-parts power of the individual talents of the performers. The resulting music

kickin’, front-porch folk music produced by Led Zeppelin bassist and bluegrass

and frequent touring has won the band devotees from clubs to coffeehouses to the

aficionado John Paul Jones.

thriving bluegrass festival circuit.

Rodriguez is making her first foray as a front person, introducing listeners

Uncle Earl and Rodriguez show that songs both ancient and ancient-inspired,

to her solo debut, Seven Angels on a Bicycle, which was produced by longtime

mixed with style, verve, and understated grace, can flourish in a world that sometimes

collaborator—and writer of rock chestnuts “Wild Thing” and “Angel Of The

seems hellbent on leaving such things behind.

Morning”—Chip Taylor. Impressed with her fiddle skills, Taylor plucked Rodriguez from obscurity in Austin, Texas, in 2001. When she subsequently stepped up to the

Uncle Earl and Carrie Rodriguez perform at The Egg in Albany on March 10 at 8pm. (518) 473-1845; www.theegg.org.

microphone to sing for the first time during a European tour, she brought the house

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THU 1 ART Concetta Scarvalione 5pm-7pm. Opening reception. 19001975. Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie. 431-8000 ext. 3982.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT

MUSIC

Teri Roiger

Jeff Entin 7pm. Singer-songwriter. donation to musicians. High Falls Cafe, High Falls.

8pm. Bruckner, Walton. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson. Bard College. 679-7900.

Peter Einhorn

Traditional Yang Tai Chi Chuan. Beginner/ Intermediate 10 session course 7 pm. Instructor Cherie Barnier. $100. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 452-7067.

8:30pm. A night of jazz featuring Peter Einhorn, Lou Pappas and Deanna Kirk. Catskill Point Restaurant and Bar, Catskill.

9pm. Progressive acoustic rock. $25, $22.50members. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Gigantic!

EVENTS Health and the Environment in the 21st Century 7:30pm. Join speaker Ms. Patti Wood, Executive Director of Grassroots Environmental Education. Painter’s Tavern, Cornwall-On-Hudson.

KIDS Pathfinders Session 1: Gotta Have A Habitat

7pm. CD Release show. Jazz composer. Susan’s Resaurant, Peekskill.

Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul with Friends

9:30pm. W/special guests. First official Rock ‘n’ Bowl with all-ages, kid-friendly music. $5/ $7/$12. Mid-City Lanes, Kingston. 331-6161.

Ernie Williams 10pm-1am. Blues. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

SPOKEN WORD

8pm. Sugarloaf Music presents: Featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, Gene Berton and Frank Vignola. $25. The Pavilion at the Lycian Center, Sugar Loaf. 258-3019.

The Kurt Henry Band 8pm. Caffeine boogie. Borrow a percussion toy or bring your own to play along. Peekskill Coffeehouse, Peekskill. (914) 739-1287.

Pete Levin Quartet

Lenten Luncheon Lecture Series 1pm. Prophetic Practice in Ancient Israel. $16/ $14 members. Bertelsmann Campus Center, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7087.

Something Automatic

Explorers Session 1: What Do You Know About Snow?

THEATER

Chris Difford of Squeeze

3:45pm-5:15pm. Grades 3-5. $80/$70. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwallon-Hudson. 534-5506 ext. 204.

7:30pm. Deep Listening Institute’s Women and Identity Festival begins with this multimedia opera. $7/$5 students and seniors. 82 Prince Street, Kingston. 338-5984.

Call for times. Experience life on the farm with educational programs for children and adults. Blackberry Hill Farm, Hudson. (518) 851-7661.

MUSIC Acoustic Thursdays

SPOKEN WORD

Three Songs in Search of a Voice

Community Playback Theatre 8pm. From the touching to the hilarious, personal stories told by audience members are brought to life by this seasoned improv troupe. $6. Boughton Place, Highland. 691-7795.

Pontius Pilate Sales Pitch 9:30pm. PPSP w/ Sarkis-Scalzo, Gigantic and Kitty Little. $5. Cabaloosa, New Paltz.

Women and Identity Gathering

6:30pm-7:30pm. Palenville Branch Library, Palenville. (518) 678-3357.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT

Health and the Environment in the 21st Century

Call for times. Tarot workshop. Explore your psyches, attitudes and consciousness using your favorite decks. Four Saturdays. $200/ $240/$60 individual session. Rhinebeck Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-5797.

7:30pm. $7/$4 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506 ext. 204.

9pm. Joey Spallina will pay tribute to one of his influences, Bruce Springsteen at Dockside Pub in Mahopac. Dockside Pub, Mahopac.

8pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverest, unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz, 257-3880.

SAT 3 Magick, Mystery and Mayhem in the Minor Arcana: The Swords

THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Ski or HikeCastle Point 10am-3am. Meet at the Minnewaska State Park Preserve Awosting Lot, New Paltz. 255-0919.

Maple Sugar Tours 11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

CLASSES

Bimonthly Mid-Week Moderate Hike

Reiki I and II Series

THEATER

Call for times. An eight week session is being offered to include both Reiki I and II certifications. $160. The Lanesville Retreat House, Lanesville. 688-5672.

Guy Stuff

Learn to Waltz Workshop

The Importance of Being Earnest

THEATER

The Importance of Being Earnest 8pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverest, unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz, 257-3880.

FRI 2

Call for time. Covers the basics and builds on them. No partner necessary to attend. $40 pre-registered. Reformed Church of the Comforter, Kingston. 236-3939.

5pm. What would the person you used to be think of what you’ve become?. Free. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-2213.

Math and Science Matter

Martha Graham Dance Company

8am-1pm. Especially for young women. Women’s History Month. Dutchess Hall Theater, DCC, Poughkeepsie.

EVENTS Opening Ceremony 12:30pm. March across campus. Rap Poetry Music (RPM) club performance. Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8000.

Kickball Pre Season Party 6:30-10pm. The first party of the season. Want to learn more about kickball?. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, Poughkeepsie.

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DANCE 8pm. $34/$30 seniors/$17 children. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

8pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverest, unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz, 257-3880.

EVENTS Call for times. Native American Trading Company. Join us for some Native American tea and sweets. Soaring Eagle, Woodstock. 679-6004.

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12-6pm. Hosted by Ione for Deep Listening Institute’s Women and Identity Festival, Center for Symbloic Studies, Tillson. 338-5984.

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4pm. Preston Theater, Annandale-onHudson, Bard College. 758-7222.

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9pm. With special guest Jen Clap. $25, $22.50members. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Psychology Colloquium

Breast Cancer Support Group

Call for times. Hard, alternative rock. The Firebird Lounge, Rhinebeck.

SUN 4 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Beacon Healing Collective Open House 2-10pm. Come and celebrate with us the birth of a fabulous resource for our community. Free. The Beacon Healing Collective, Beacon. 231-2470.

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CLASSES Reiki Master Three Week Series 4-7:30pm. Begin Reiki master training with Lorry Salluzzi. $500. Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock. 688-5672.

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Call for times. Adams Fairacre Farms. Presented by Adams Landscaping. Adams Fairacre Farms, Poughkeepsie. 454-4330.

10am-12pm. Teaching young students local colonial history . $35/$25 members. Van Wyck Homestead Museum, Fishkill. 896-5326.

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Photography workshops for youth ages 8-14. Creative projects designed to inspire children. $210 for 6 session workshop. Call for location.

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12:30pm. Screening of Five: Dedicated to Ozu, followed by talk at 2pm by Kiarostami. Avery Arts Center, Bard College. 758-7253.

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3:45pm-5:15pm. Grades K-2. $80/$70. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwallon-Hudson. 534-5506 ext. 204.

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8pm-12am. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul playing all kinds of soul music memphis-style. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

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5:45pm. $5-$10. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Woodstock. 679-7215.

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6:30-9pm. Lesson at 6pm. $5. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 339-3032.

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BREAD & PUPPET PERFORM THE “EVERYTHING IS FINE CIRCUS” AT TSL IN HUDSON, MARCH 9-18.

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These cartoon agitators have an ally in Vermont’s radical performance group, the Bread and Puppet Theater. Since 1963, the troupe’s giant papier-mâché figures have been a mainstay at street protests and in progressive theaters, excoriating the creators of war, pollution, and corruption. Bread and Puppet will visit TSL in Hudson this month for six performances of its new work, “The Everything is Fine Circus.” Expect a world beyond Ringling Brothers, said Linda Elbow, B&P’s company touring manager and business manager, and a company veteran since 1975. This circus is equal parts three-ring acts, slapstick, and in-your-face sociopolitical sloganeering. Witness the subversive menagerie: a donkey wrapped in the Declaration of Independence, Pinky the FEMA Elephant (a swipe at Bush’s mishandling of Hurricane Katrina), dancing bears in nuclear war garb, and a chorus line of tap-dancing telephones. (Tapping phones—get it?) “This circus is not only for children,” she said. Ever the bloodied but unbowed counterculture idealist, Elbow speaks from the group’s headquarters in Glover, Vermont. She is in a prickly mood; she has been watching the evening news. “One thing that irritates me is that I read criticism of our work that says Bread and Puppet is very 1960s,” she said. “It’s still the ’60s,” she said, rattling off the crises from tonight’s newscast. “What, there’s nothing to protest anymore?” Founded by Peter Schumann in 1963, B&P gained a national reputation when author and leftist goddess Grace Paley had the group enliven street protests against the Vietnam War. B&P was soon traveling the world, exhorting people to rebel against false leaders and false ideas. After one performance in Communist Poland, Elbow recalled, people surrounded the company, weeping with gratitude and forcing jewelry into their hands. In an era of government- or corporate-subsidized—and putatively neutered—art, Bread and Puppet hews to its no-frills philosophy. The resident company remains a quintet. Materials come from local dumpsters or factory discards. There is pragmatism behind such austerity. “We do not have a huge company because we can’t afford to support one,” Elbow said, “and we don’t want to be able to support one because we don’t want to spend our time writing grants.” After four decades, Schumann still oversees the company. At the annual meeting in January, he opens his notebook and announces the themes for the new year’s production. But little is set in stone, Elbow said. When summer construction begins, the laid-back paterfamilias has often changed the themes—or, just as likely, lost his notebook. Bread and Puppet performs "The Everything is Fine Circus” at TSL in Hudson at Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, March 9-18. Shows are at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2pm on Sundays. (518) 822-8448; www.timeandspace.org. —Jay Blotcher READ JAY BLOTCHER’S HUDSON VALLEY STAGE AT WWW.CHRONOGRAM.COM/BLOGS.

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26th Annual Antique Toy & Model Train Show

Franz Schubert: Death and the Maiden Quartet

Nursing Information Sessions

10am-3pm. $3. Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson. (518) 822-2027.

Call for times. Colorado Quartet. Olin Hall, Annandale. Bard College.758-7512.

Chinese New Year Celebration/ Open House

Monday Night Open Mike

1pm-5pm. Chinese opera, origami, magic show, martial arts, and tea ceremony. Dharma Drum Retreat Center, Pine Bush. (814) 744-8114.

Legacy Farm Cohousing General Circle 1:30pm-4pm. Open meeting for general interest in living on sustainable Legacy Farm. Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. 943-9005.

8pm-12am. Hosted by singer-songwriter Bob Lachman. Rhinebeck Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck.

SPOKEN WORD Poetry Open Mike 7pm. Come to an open mike night featuring local poets. $4. Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

MUSIC Saugerties Pro Musica 3am. The West Point Saxophone Quartet from the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. Free. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Saugerties. 246-7802.

First Sunday Songwriters Circle

KIDS The Game Guild 3:30-4:30pm. Stone Ridge Library, Stone Ridge. 687-7023.

SPOKEN WORD Classics in Religion 10:30am. The Courage To Be. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Breast Cancer Support Group

Legacy Farm Cohousing Open General CircleMeeting 1:30-4pm. Learn about a safe, pedestrian environment on 50 secluded acres of rolling meadows, ponds and woods. Guests welcome, no charge, pot luck lunch. Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. 943-9005.

3pm. Information sessions about Nursing degree program that will cover the application process. Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge. 687-5261.

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1-2:30pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 339-4673.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Your Psychic Self: Opening the Third Eye

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7-9pm. Reiki Sensei Lorry Salluzzi will help you to open your third eye through initiation meditation. $20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 688-5672.

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“Dreamfigures�

7-9pm. Open your Third Eye and balance your chakras to open your psychic pathways. $15/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock.

Call for times. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. preregister, sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

Your Psychic Self: Opening the Third Eye

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CLASSES

Changing the Image of the Media from the Inside Out

Social Dance Skills For Children: SWING!

The PonĂŠ Ensemble 2007

5pm. Series of swing dance lessons. $60/four week series. Got Rhythm Dance Studio, Gardiner. 236-3939.

12:30pm. A film by Nicole Quinn. Women’s History Month at DCC. Dutchess Hall Theater, Poughkeepsie.

Pianist Claude Frank

Intro to Swing Dance for Teens & Adults 6pm. Series of swing dance classes. Master tucks, turns, dips & more. $60/four-week series. Got Rhythm Dance Studio, Gardiner. 236-3939.

Artist’s Nest: Collage Escapes for Women

Pat Donohue

6:30pm-9:30pm. Collage, embroider, draw, paint. $20. Call for location. 256-0754.

3pm. From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist. $22/ $25. OCCC Morrison, Middletown. 343-3049.

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4pm. Classical guitar concert. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Continuum Contemporary Music 4pm. New York’s leading contemporary music ensemble, directed by Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs. $25/$12. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 297-9243.

Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike 9am-4:30pm. Exploratory 1 Snowshoe and Crampons Hike at the Awosting Reserve. Meet at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center, New Paltz. 255-0919.

Maple Sugar Tours

ASK Acoustic Open Mike 7pm-9pm. Open mike. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston.

8pm. Classical guitarist Gregory Dinger will play his own recent arrangements. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3880.

Open Mike Night 8:30pm. Open Mike Night hosted by Pete Laffin. Signups at 7pm. Cubbyhole Cafe, Poughkeepsie. 483-7584.

1848: The Revolution and Why It Failed

Literary Scholar Christopher Ricks 4:30pm. Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities. Weis Cinema, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7512.

Jazz: America’s Art Form 7pm. Middletwon Thrall Library, Middletown. 341-5479.

10am-4pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.

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8:30pm. The Esperantos, Rob Hervey, more. $8. Bearsville Theater Lounge, Woodstock.

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7-9pm. Join Psychic/Medium Adam F. Bernstein for a Magical Journey. Receive messages Loved-Ones. $20 pre-registered/ $25 at door. Mizuna Cafe, Kingston. (518) 929-5397.

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Atomic Unification 7pm. With author and expert Tony Zangla. Barnes and Noble, Kingston.

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Voices on Stage 7pm. Featuring Nina Shengold and Laura Shaine Cunningham. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. (800) 724-0833.

THEATER The Importance of Being Earnest 8pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverest, unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz.

Oklahoma! Call for times. Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.

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Be Your Own Medical Intuitive 2pm-4pm. Learn to access information about your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self. $15/ $20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

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Land Navigation Workshop

Acoustic Thursdays

Michigan-Woodstock Mixup #1

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2pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverist, most unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz. 257-3880.

Call for times. Experience life on the farm with educational programs for children and adults. Blackberry Hill Farm, Hudson. (518) 851-7661.

8pm. Hosted by Richie Colan. Swing dancers welcome. $5 free with dinner purchase. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Llama Garden Retreat

7:15pm. SUNY Orange, Middletown. 341-4891.

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3pm. Olin Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson Bard College.

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2pm. Helen Avakian, Thomas Earl, Carl Bethge, Elise Pittelman and Elly Wininger. $10, $8 for ASK members. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 679-8585.

Call for times. Unusual chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Selections include Otto Freudenthal’s 12 Veranderungen, James Fitzwilliam’s Eternity, Libby Larsen’s Firebrand. $15, $12 for seniors and students. The New Paltz United Methodist Church, New Paltz. 255-0609.

DANCE Art and Dance Celebrate Spirituality 6pm. A celebration of spirituality in art and dance, featuring a Tibetan dance group. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. (800) 724-0833.

EVENTS Jerry Persaud 5pm. Jerry Persaud of the Communication and Media Department discusses social theory and identity in the age of terrorism. College Hall, SUNY New Paltz. 257-3933.

“Dreamfigures� 7:30pm. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. Preregister. Sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

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Lawn and Garden show

American Graffiti

Compassionate Communication for Couples

Call for times. Adams Fairacre Farms. Presented by Adams Landscaping. Adams Fairacre Farms, Newburgh. 569-0303.

7pm. $6. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-0100.

7-9pm. $80. Call for location. 246-5935.

Wine tastings and cooking classes. $395/ $240. Cedar Hill Farm Culinary Bed and Breakfast, Gardiner. 255-0554.

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Adams Fairacre Farms. Presented by Adams Landscaping. Adams Fairacre Farms, Kingston.

MUSIC Monument Mountain Regional HS Pops Concert Call for times. With Peter Serkin. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-0100.

Ellery Call for times. Skytop Restaurant, Kingston. 340-4277.

Leon Russell and Johnny Winter 7:30pm. $28.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Fight Night at the Opera 8pm. Presented by the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra. $15/$5 students. Olin Hall, Bard College. Annandale-on-Hudson.

Frankie and His Fingers 8pm. Two-piece Indie Pop-Rock. Student Union, Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-4284.

The Right Hands 8pm. Mandolin and guitar. The Chtonic Clash Coffee House, Beacon.

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Reality Check 9pm. A Hudson valley rock party and dance band. Modern and classic dance rock hits. Silo Ridge Country Club, Amenia.

David Kraai & The Saddle Tramps 9:30pm-1am. Country/rock. $8. Colony Cafe, Woodstock.

Meg Johnson 10pm-1am. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

SPOKEN WORD Constance Baker Motley Social Change Agent: What Page is She On? 12pm. A talk by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson. Women’s History Month at DCC. Bowne Hall, Poughkeepsie. 431-8017.

Lenten Luncheon Lecture Series 1pm. Prophetic Practice in Ancient Israel. $16/$14 members. Bertelsmann Center, Bard College. Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7087.

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Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus 8pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.50/$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Oklahoma! Call for times. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College.

SAT 10 ART Woman Adorned, Woman Scorned 6-9pm. Curated by Christina Varga and Sadee Braithwaite. Varga Gallery, Woodstock.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Toning the OM Drumming Spirit Weekend Participants will use sound and stillness to promote healing through drums/rattles, toning, and guided meditation. $110/$55 per day. The Empowerment Center, Goshen. (917) 238-9726.

Magick, Mystery and Mayhem in the Minor Arcana: The Swords Call for times. Tarot workshop. Explore your psyches, attitudes and consciousness using your favorite decks. Four Saturdays. $200/ $240/$60 individual session. Rhinebeck Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-5797.

Winter Wellness Retreat Call for times. Herbal medicine, reiki and chakras. Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast, Saugerties. 246-3788.

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certifications. $160. The Lanesville Retreat House, Lanesville. 688-5672.

Compassionate Communication 1-5pm. Learn nonviolent communication as taught by Marshall Rosenberg. $60. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge. 246-5935.

DANCE Swing Dance Party with Performance 7:30-11pm. DJ Dancing begins at 8. Cool Kittens Jazz Dance at 9. No partner/ experience needed. $8. Reformed Church of the Comforter, Kingston. 236-3939.

Decadence Vs. The Firebird 8pm. High-energy hip-hop version of Stravinksky’s Ballet. Lycian Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar Loaf. 469-2287.

EVENTS Spirit Essence Portraits with Melissa Harris Call for times. Have your portrait painted by renowned artist and intuitive. Call ahead to register. $175 (50% deposit when registering). Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Cafe Chronogram 7-9pm. Chronogram’s monthly salon. Featuring: Rich Conaty of “The Big Broadcast,” art by Patrick Milbourn, and music by Bill Vanaver. Muddy Cup Coffee House, Catskill. 334-8600x123.

KIDS Colonial Puppetry 10am-12pm. Teaching young students local colonial history. $35/$25 members. Van Wyck Homestead Museum, Fishkill. 896-5326.

Celtic Heels 11am. Jigs, reels and hornpipes with a modern flare. $5 children, $8 adults. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck.

MUSIC John Pizzarelli Quartet

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Call for times. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-0100.

Yin Yang Music 7-10pm. Twelve acoustic artists perform, including Meryl Joan Lammers, Eddi, Pete Laffin and more. $5. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon.

Re-Opening of Quimby Theater 8pm. Featuring a performance by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. (800) 724-0833.

Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul with Friends 8pm-12am. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul playing all kinds of soul music memphis-style. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

Contradance with Live Music 8pm-4pm. Steve Zakon-Anderson with music by Larry Unger and Eden MacAdam-Somer. $10, $9 members, kids under 12 half price. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock.

Uncle Earl and Carrie Rodriguez 8pm. The string band Uncle Earl and violinist Carrie Rodriguez will perform at The Egg. $22. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

The S. Berkshire Concert Series and MusicWorks Present: Prague Spring 8pm. A collaboration with Boston Symphony musicians including the Hawthorne String Quartet. $25, $20 for seniors. Daniel Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-7212.

The Bush Brothers 9pm. Bluegrass. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Frank Carillo and the Bandeleros 9-11pm. Music at the Town Crier. $20, $17.50 members. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling.

David Kraai & The Saddle Tramps 11pm-1am. Two sets of country rock. $3. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz.

SPOKEN WORD The State of Israel Call for times. Salvation or Liability?. Congregation Ezrath Israel, Ellenville. 6475600.

Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify & Energize Your Life, Your Home & Your Planet 1-3pm. Reading and signing. Free. Beacon Natural Market, Beacon. 838-1288.

Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival 2pm. Featuring Nancy Rullo and Philip Pardi. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock.

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by human fingers on strings and keys. Yet even in 2007, it is engrossing to watch first-rate musicians CONTINUUM, a four-person ensemble, will appear at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon on March 4. Its members are pianists Cheryl Setzer and Joel Sachs, Renee Jolles on violin, and Benjamin Fingland on clarinet. They will be performing music composed in the last 20 years. This genre of music has no name (which is a good sign). “Classical� sounds wrong. (Introducing yourself at a party as a “classical composer� is like saying, “I’m a 12th-century saint, since “classical� connotes “dead.�) “Serious music� sounds grim. “New music� is vague, as is “concert music.� “Contemporary music� must logically include Celine Dion. CONTINUUM is in its 41st year. The group’s original purpose was to extend the classical repertoire. Its first concert, at Columbia University in the spring of 1967, featured the works of Anton von Webern,

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at that time an unappreciated composer. Since then, the group has performed experimental pieces by John Cage, the first American concert of works by several Soviet avant-garde composers, and even some electronic music. In the meantime, music itself has changed. The severe, atonal mid-20th century art music has given way to a rebirth of rhythm and melody—and influences from many nations. The Beacon concert will feature works by Estonian Arvo Part, Scottish-born Thea Musgrave, Argentinean Pablo Ortiz, Germany’s Ursula Mamlok, Mexican Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and American Paul Chihara, who was born in a Japanese detention camp in California. A dual-piano composition commissioned from Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra, titled “2X3,� appears on CONTINUUM’s upcoming album of Sierra’s work, to be released on New Albion. Sierra, who teaches at Cornell University, merges Afro-Caribbean music with the Western tradition. At Beacon, CONTINUUM will perform two piano duets. A number of composers are now writing for two pianos, because there is a demand from two-piano teams. The piano, of course, is a percussion instrument, so a two-piano group could be seen as being equivalent to one with two drum sets (like the Grateful Dead). CONTINUUM specializes in variety of instrumentation. Besides the two-piano works, there’s a piece for clarinet and piano, one for violin and piano, a four-handed piano composition, and two pieces for violin, clarinet, and piano. There will be four players at this concert, but sometimes CONTINUUM gets much larger—even attaining the size of an orchestra. Last December the ensemble played in Jakarta, Indonesia with 22 musicians. When told that the concert sounds like fun, Sachs, who has been with CONTINUUM for 40 years, said, “A lot of it is fun, and even where it’s serious, it’s engaging and colorful.� CONTINUUM will perform at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon on March 4 at 4pm. (845) 297-9243; www.howlandmusic.org. —Sparrow

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everybody gets it.” The first-generation daughter of Russian immigrants laughs and adds, “I don’t want to sound too high-falutin’—I am a girl from a chicken farm, after all.” “Naked & Flailing” is a funny and thought-provoking evening of monologues written, directed, and performed by Breslau, whose credits include roles in the movies Ghost and The Naked Gun 33 1/3, television’s “Law & Order,” and, more recently, Performing Arts of Woodstock’s productions of the comedies “Otherwise Engaged” and “Fuddy Meers.” A one-woman show is a first for P.A.W., a semiprofessional repertory company known for tackling works by dramatic heavy hitters like Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, and William Shakespeare. Giving the green light to “Naked & Flailing,” however, is a risk that producer Edie LeFever is willing to take. Breslau first auditioned for the ensemble in 2004 for a production of the drawing room comedy “Otherwise Engaged.” She was cast in two very different roles, and many attendees did not catch on until her curtain call—when she removed the platinum-blonde wig of one of the characters. “Sharon struck us as extremely talented,” LeFever says. Through monologues delivered by widely divergent characters facing some kind of crisis in which they must navigate unexpected terrain, “Naked & Flailing” illustrates how compelling and beautiful frailty can be; how all people, regardless of background, are linked by their surfeits of limitations. While the recognition of that unifying weakness can make an observer laugh, the piece is leavened by plenty of bittersweet insights as well, with deep portrayals of women facing sickness, death, and abandonment. With minimal props and set pieces, Breslau, a brazenly physical performer, uses the entire theater space, sometimes running through the audience, writhing on the floor in the aisles, and slamming into the walls. The mother of two is also a yoga instructor, and it shows in her every move as she dances, contorts, stands on furniture, and draws the observer’s eye to very small, detailed points of quiet focus. Inspired by Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg, Breslau conceived of “Naked & Flailing” in 1999. Soon thereafter, she mothballed her successful 18-year acting career in New York City to focus on family concerns, landing in the Hudson Valley five years ago. She returned to the boards in 2004. Ironically, Breslau says, the richness of her post-Manhattan life has made her feel “more connected, more on top of my game as an actor than I’ve ever been.” Seizing the opportunity to revamp, update, and expand her show with two new monologues, she offers, “I’ve wrapped up this big box called ‘Naked & Flailing’—it’s a gift. Here ya go!” “Naked & Flailing” runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm beginning on March 9 at Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker St., Woodstock. Tickets are $15, $12 for students and seniors. (845) 679-7900; www.performingartsofwoodstock.org. —Robert Burke Warren

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THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Ski or Hike—Awosting Falls 10am-2pm. Meet at the West Trapps Trailhead, New Paltz. 255-0919.

MUSIC Open Mike

Maple Sugar Tours

8pm-12am. Hosted by singer-songwriter Bob Lachman. Rhinebeck Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck.

11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

SPOKEN WORD Dostoevsky’s St. Petersburg

THEATER The Importance of Being Earnest 8pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverest, unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz. 257-3880.

Call for times. Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7512.

Breast Cancer Support Group 6-7:30pm. Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris. 339-4673.

Poetry Open Mic Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus 8pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.5/0$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Oklahoma! Call for times. Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.

7pm. Come to an open mic night featuring local poets. $4. Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

TUE 13 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Guided Imagery & Reiki Healing Circle 7m-9pm. A reiki healing Circle with psychic readings to be held. $20. Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock.

WORKSHOPS Lacto-Fermentation; Power Kraut 9am-5pm. The Pfeiffer Center presents a workshop on lacto-fermentation with expert Mark Smallwood. The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge. 352-5020.

SUN 11 CLASSES Reiki Master Three Week Series 5-8:30pm. Begin Reiki master training with Lorry Salluzzi. $500. Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock. 688-5672.

DANCE Cajun Dance & Winter Celebration

MUSIC Pianist Melvin Chen 4pm. Olin Hall, Bard College. Annandale-onHudson.

Marshall Crenshaw 4pm. Singer-songwriter. Snooze and lose... a sure sell-out. $22 member, $25 non. OCCC Morrison, Middletown. 343-3049.

Appalachia Waltz Trio 8pm. Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz Trio. $26. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

Enter the Haggis 9pm. Music at the Town Crier. $20, $17.50 members. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling.

SPOKEN WORD Hearing Art 4-6pm. Panel Discussion. Hearing Art: Three Perspectives on Art and Sound. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut. (203) 438-4519.

THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Snowshoe or Hike—Walkabout 13

Call for times. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. preregister, sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

CLASSES Artist’s Nest: Collage Escapes for Women 6:30-9:30pm. Collage, embroider, draw, paint. $20. Call for location. 256-0754.

DANCE Women’s Circles: Belly Dancing

EVENTS Toastmasters 7-9pm. Learn how to improve your public speaking skills. Ulster County Office Building6th Floor, Kingston. 339-5786.

MUSIC Community Music Night 7:30-9:30pm. Six local singer-songwriters in an open showcase. Free, but donations asked. The Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Sustainability or Apocalypse? Call for time. A discussion on environmental threats. $4 Donation. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie.

Jazz: America’s Art Form 7pm. Middletwon Thrall Library, Middletown. 341-5479.

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Sacred Love Poetry and Divine Paradox with Peter Occhiogrosso 7-9pm. Examine works of Rumi, Dickinson, Hopkins and Bengali composer Ramprasad Sen. $15/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

2pm. The effervescent comedy of manners with lively characters who say the cleverist, most unsentimental things about life, love, and Victorian Society. SUNY New Paltz, 257-3880.

2pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.5/0$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

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Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus

8:30pm. Hosted by Pete Laffin. Signups at 7pm. Cubbyhole Cafe, Poughkeepsie. 483-7584.

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9:30am-3:30pm. Meet at the Coxing Trailhead, New Paltz. 255-0919.

11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

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12-4pm. Avec Jesse Lege and friends. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. $12. 687-7005.

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WED 14 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT “Dreamfigures� 7:30pm. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. Preregister. Sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

CLASSES Oklahoma! Call for times. Fisher Center Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.

Compassionate Communication for Couples 7-9pm. $80. Call for location. 246-5935.

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Kenneth Nystrum Call for time. Kenneth Nystrum of the Anthropolgy Department discusses the ionizing effects of X-radiation on ancient DNA. College Hall, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3933.

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Culinary Adventure Weekend Wine tastings and cooking classes. $395/ $240. Cedar Hill Farm Culinary Bed and Breakfast, Gardiner. 255-0554.

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KIDS Lewis & Clark’s Expedition Call for times. $6. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3088.

SPOKEN WORD Classics in Religion 10:30am. Songs of Innocence and Experience. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Breast Cancer Support Group 6pm-7:30pm. Livingston Town Hall, Livingston. 339-4673.

THU 15 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Abundance & Peace Are Within You Now Call for times. Develop a deeper relationship with your inner being. $250-300. Call for location. 679-8989.

DANCE Compaùía Nacional de Danza 2 8pm. Ballet. $24/$20 seniors/$12 children.

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Memories—The Farewell Show Call for times. Presented by Earth Angels. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100.

Reggae Night 1:30am. Mystic Rebel. $5. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Walt Michael and Co. 9am. Featuring Evan Stover and Tom Wetmore. $20, $17.50 members. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling.

Music at Toscani’s 6pm-10pm. Vince Prudente, John Menegon, Jeff Siegel. Toscani’s Piano Bar and Restaurant, New Paltz. 255-3800.

Diana Jones and Jonathan Byrd 8pm. Diana Jones and Jonathan Byrd, both winners of the Kerrville New Folk Award, team up for a night of music. . $10. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale.

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The Llama Garden Retreat Call for times. Experience life on the farm with educational programs for children and adults. Blackberry Hill Farm, Hudson. (518) 851-7661.

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Patrons and Proteges 6pm. Close encounters with music presents the world premiere of its own most recent commission, Ropa Vieja, a trio featuring accordion, cello, and percussion by CubanAmerican composer Jorge Martin. St. James Church, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Music at Toscani’s 6pm-10pm. Teri Roiger and John Menegon. Toscani’s Piano Bar and Restaurant, New Paltz. 255-3800.

Kirtan with David Newman 7:30pm. Community singing to inspire and purify the atmosphere, and connect everything to everybody. $15 advance, $20 at door. The Living Seed Yoga Center, New Paltz. 255-8212.

Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul with Friends

Monica’s Kneepads

Violinist Laurie Smukler and Pianist Jeremy Denk

10pm-1am. 70’s Retro-funk. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

SPOKEN WORD Lenten Luncheon Lecture Series 1pm. Prophetic Practice in Ancient Israel. $16/ $14 members. Bertelsmann Campus Center, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7087.

THEATER Tintypes Call for times.A kaleidoscopic vaudeville of American life between 1880 and the Depression to be performed. $15/$12. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent.

Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus 8pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.5/0$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

8pm. Olin Hall, Bard College. Annandale.

Keb’ Mo’ 8pm. Blues revisionist. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

The Providers 9pm. The Providers perform the blues at the Bridges at the St. Charles Hotel on St. Patricks Day. Bridges at the St. Charles Hotel, Hudson.

St. Pat’s Day Celebration 9pm. Irish dishes plus live music. Dockside Pub, Mahopac.

Murali Coryell 10pm. R&B artist plays a St. Patricks Day show. Firebird Lounge, Rhinebeck.

SPOKEN WORD Cadmium Text Series: Dennis Doherty and Carly Sachs 2pm. Poetry reading. $5 suggested donation. R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston.

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6pm. Hosted By Kurt Henry. Each week view 3 performers. donation to musicians. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

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Donnybrook Fair Reunites

Magick, Mystery and Mayhem in the Minor Arcana: The Swords

7:30pm. David McDonnell, Jeff Strange and Kevin McKrell reunite at The Egg. $20. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

Breast Cancer Support Group 12pm-1:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 876-3001.

Psychology Colloquium 4pm. Preston Theater, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7222.

Call for times. Tarot workshop. Explore your psyches, attitudes and consciousness using your favorite decks. Four Saturdays. $200/ $240/$60 individual session. Rhinebeck Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-5797.

THE OUTDOORS Storm King Mountain Hike 9:30am. Meet at Holiday Inn, Fishkill. 592-0204.

Mohonk Preserve Singles Ski or HikeGuyot Hill 10am-3pm. Meet at Spring Farm Trailhead, New Paltz. 255-0919.

Maple Sugar Tours

CLASSES Reiki I and II Series Call for times. An eight week session is being offered to include both Reiki I and II certifications. $160. The Lanesville Retreat House, Lanesville. 688-5672.

11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

THEATER Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus

Call for meeting place and time. 677-9909.

8-11pm. $10/$5 students. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 473-7050.

8pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.5/0$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

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St. Patrick’s Day with Big Joe Fitz

Children’s Maskmaking Workshop

THE OUTDOORS Bimonthly Mid-Week Moderate Hike

Giving Workshop 7pm-9pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.

FRI 16 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT The Honest Body of Self-Study: A Movement Retreat Call for times. Explore the way we use our mind through the way we use our bodies. $275/MRO Students $200. Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper. 688-2228.

Inner Christianity: The Hidden Teachings of Christianity Call for times. Introduction to the central teachings of esoteric Christianity. $275/MRO Students $200. Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper. 688-2228.

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Call for times. Presented by Earth Angels. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100.

8pm-12am. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul playing all kinds of soul music memphis-style. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

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8pm-10pm. Original folk rock. James Taylor meets Bill Withers. $5 cover. Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse, Beacon. 831-0359.

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3pm. Local author, Jo Treggiari reads from her book and discusses the craft of writing. free. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-2213.

DANCE Contradance

Call for times. Dancing with Big Joe and his All-star revue and all your St. Patty’s Day favorites. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

1pm-4pm. Maskmaking workshop. free. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston.

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Hollywood Comes to Newburgh Call for times. World premiere documentaryAn American Rebel: Steve McQueen. Wine and cheese reception. Downing Film Center, Newburgh.

KIDS Skyhunters in Flight 11am. A look at the world of Raptors. Indoor falconry presentation followed by an outdoor flight demonstration with hunting dogs. $5 children, $8 adults. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Abundance & Peace are Within You Call for times. Develop a deeper relationship with your inner being. $250-300. Call for location. 679-8989.

CLASSES Reiki Master Three Week Series 4-7:30pm. Begin Reiki master training with Lorry Salluzzi. $500. Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock. 688-5672.

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LACTO-INSPIRATION Farmer and master fermenter Mark Smallwood knows methods for preserving produce that doesn’t include incinerating its nourishing elements, and he’ll be sharing his techniques with participants in the upcoming workshop, “Lacto-Fermentation; Power Kraut and More,” on March 10 at the Pfeiffer Center in Chestnut Ridge. Lacto-fermentation is a valuable method of preservation for both farmers and nonfarmers who’d like to substantially improve the nutritional value of their food. The technique produces lactic acid as the means to preserve. There is no heating involved, which keeps the produce “alive” and fresh, increasing the availability of nutrients that strengthen the immune system. It also improves the

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digestibility of many “heavy foods,” like meat. Since the Industrial Revolution, farmers have commonly used the pasteurization method for preservation, using corn syrup, vinegar, and heat. “The pasteurization method kills the nutrients,” says Smallwood. “With lacto-fermentation you still have live, raw food.” Participants in the workshop will be given a thorough overview of the process. By day’s end, each will have received information regarding what to grow, how to grow it, and how to best preserve what isn’t initially eaten. There will also be plenty of hands-on activities. Smallwood says attendees will learn how “cutting up vegetables and preparing a variety of fermentations are the nuts and bolts of the workshop.” But lacto-fermentation is nothing new. The practice predates the Ancient Greeks. “This goes back to "BR"—before refrigerators—and it’s so easy to do,” says Smallwood. “That would be the lasting impression I’d like to make on the participants—it’s healthy and it’s easy.” The workshop will be held on March 10 at the Pfeiffer Center in Chestnut Ridge. (845) 352-5020; www.pfieffercenter.org. —Peter M. Laffin

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Poetry Open Mike

Swing Dance Jam

7pm. Come to an open mike night featuring local poets. $4. Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

6:30-9pm. Lesson at 6pm. $5. White Eagle Hall, Kingston. 339-3032.

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Fairly Spring 12-3pm. An event for children through third grade. Celebrate Spring’s new beginnings. Create woollen chicks, paper baskets, color eggs etc. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, New Paltz. 255-0033.

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Women’s Wellness Weekend

Call for times. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. preregister, sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

Call for times. Indulge your spirit, body and mind. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205.

CLASSES Artist’s Nest: Collage Escapes for Women

KIDS Cookie Mouse Storytime 3pm. Character appearance storytime. Barnes and Noble, Kingston.

6:30pm-9:30pm. Collage, embroider, draw, paint. $20. Call for location. 256-0754.

MUSIC ASK Acoustic Open Mike

MUSIC Saugerties Pro Musica 3pm. The Classical Jazz Quartet present jazz standards and popular songs. $12, $10 seniors, students free. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Saugerties. 246-7802.

Songs of Weimar 3pm. Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale.

Unplugged Acoustic Open Mike 4pm. $6/$5 members. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

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6:45pm. Open Mike. $3, $2 ASK members. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston.

Open Mike Night 8:30pm.Hosted by Pete Laffin. Signups at 7pm. Cubbyhole Cafe, Poughkeepsie. 483-7584.

SPOKEN WORD Reading Women Through the Ages 12:30pm. Women’s History Month at DCC. Washington Hall, Poughkeepsie. 431-8000.

Breast Cancer Support Group 6:30-8pm. The Sanctuary, New Paltz. 339-4673.

George Robert Minkoff 2pm. Reading from his novel The Weight of Smoke. Light refreshments. Joshua’s, Woodstock.

Jazz: America’s Art Form

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THE OUTDOORS

Maple Sugar Tours

Nature Strollers

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11:30am-3pm. $7/$5 members. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

7pm. Middletwon Thrall Library, Middletown. 341-5479.

SENIORS DAVID RODRIGUEZ AND DWAYNE BROWN REHEARSE IN VASSAR COLLEGE’S FERGUSSON DANCE THEATER. VASSAR REPERTORY DANCE THEATER PERFORM IN MARCH AT THE BARDAVON IN POUGHKEEPSIE.

9:30am. $5.00. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

DIRTY DANCING

THEATER Nineteenth Annual Signs of Spring Walk 2:30pm-4:30pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.

THEATER Bread and Puppet: The Everything is Fine Circus 2pm. Distillation of political issues and much more, all accompanied by the B&P Circus Band. $12.50/$10 members/$5 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

“New Old-Time Radio Hour” taping for XMRadio 7:30pm. Features a full sound effects table and a live band on stage as well as five radio actors. Free. James and Betty Hall Theatre, DCC, Poughkeepsie .

WORKSHOPS Mindfulness and Compassionate Communication 7-9pm. Integrate mindfulness practices with nonviolent communication. $15/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Drumming for Healing and Transformation with Ubaka Hill

MON 19 EVENTS Simon’s Rock College Presents The W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture 7pm. Ghanaian-born Archaeologist and scholar Dr. Bredwa Mensah. Free. Daniel Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-7395.

FILM

WED 21 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Bringing the Body into Balance Emphasize hypnosis to change thinking patterns about food. Detox for weight loss, nutrition, juicing and more. $95. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.

“Dreamfigures”

leg,” obviously has a negative connotation for those with the ability to move gracefully around scenery. So, if you wish to encourage the numerous artists before they take to the stage at Vassar’s 25th Annual Gala at the Bardavon this coming March, simply wave and wish them a heartfelt “Merde!” pursue their muses in the school’s newly renovated dance department facility. The multi-million-dollar project created three new dance studios and the stunning Frances Daly Fergusson Dance Theater, named for the college’s recently retired president. Despite its present incarnation as a state-of-the-art performance space, it’s a site which some Vassar alumni may fondly recall as Kenyon Hall’s former swimming pool. Dance is a nonmajor elective program at Vassar, and most of these dancers might be equally comfortable discussing anthropology or the intricacies of Rumi as they are at executing a perfect

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the diversity of their training. The company’s repertoire ranges from modern dance reconstructions

entrechat quatre. Two full-time and three part-time faculty members teach modern, classical ballet, and jazz techniques. This year’s concert promises more than two hours of varied styles that reflect

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and classical ballet divertissements to original student choreography and all pas de deux en pointes

7-9pm. $80. Call for location. 246-5935.

in between.

7pm. $6. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-0100.

EVENTS

MUSIC

3pm. Information sessions about Nursing degree program that will cover the application process. Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge. 687-5261.

Nursing Information Sessions

Call for times. Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7512.

FILM

Open Mike

7pm. Film and discussion with Lowell Handler. Simon’s Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-4284.

8pm-12am. Hosted by singer-songwriter Bob Lachman. Rhinebeck Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck.

way to wish dancers good luck before they go on stage. The traditional theatrical blessing, “Break a

7:30pm. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. Preregister. Sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

Pathos of Distance: Nietzsche, the Crisis of Christianity, and the Politics of Imperial Germany

but, according to Jeanne Periolat Czula, a senior dance professor at Vassar College, it’s the correct

Since last fall, the members of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theater have had the opportunity to

WORKSHOPS 2pm-4pm. Exploring the impact and relationship of sound frequencies on our energetic states of well-being. $20/$25. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

It’s not often that a performer encourages someone to yell the French equivalent of the s-word at them,

Twitch and Shout

KIDS David Kraai

Chess Club

11pm-1am. Two sets of fine country folk music. No cover. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz.

3:30-4:30pm. Stone Ridge Library, Stone Ridge. 687-7023.

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MUSIC

Kathy LaTour

Bruce Cockburn

7pm. Editor of Cure Magazine. Refreshments provided. free. Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. 334-3077.

7:30pm. Singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn performs a solo show. $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1061.

The icing on this cake is a performance of Donald McKayle’s celebrated four-part exploration of black culture, “Songs of the Disinherited.” The legendary dancer, choreographer, and five-time Tony Award nominee also visited the campus last December to lead the students in a master class and put them through their paces. The repertory’s artistic director, Paul D. Mosley, is clearly enthusiastic about both McKayle’s visit and the opportunity for the ensemble to perform excerpts from the master’s classic 1972 piece. “It is a tribute to the quality of our dancers that, each year, we are able to present a signature work of a major choreographer,” Mosley says. “I have seen very few theatrical events in my life that portray hope and courage in the face of desperation as this dance does.” Professor Czula proffers a piece of advice to those who don’t know their Laban from their elbow: “Come to the concert, enjoy, and see [how] you feel.” Vassar Repertory Dance Theater’s 25th Annual Gala takes place on March 3 at 8pm and March

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SPOKEN WORD

Classics in Religion 10:30am. Songs of Innocence and Experience. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Breast Cancer Support Group 6-7:30pm. Catskill Public Library, Catskill. (518) 943-4230.

WORKSHOPS Clear the Clutter &Stress From Your Life

Hebrew Music Evening

Peach Jam

7pm. Bard Hall, Bard College,Annandale.

10pm-1am. Sympathy For the Devil show to launch Horns On Weekend. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

Eliza Gilkyson and Mary Gauthier 7:30pm. Singer-songwriters Eliza Gilkyson and Mary Gauthier. $22. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

KIDS The Llama Garden Retreat Call for times. Experience life on the farm with educational programs for children and adults. Blackberry Hill Farm, Hudson. (518) 851-7661.

MUSIC Live on Stage 12pm. Jazz Violinist Jenny Scheinman. Women’s History Month at DCC. Dutchess Hall Theater, Poughkeepsie.

Music at Toscani’s 6-9pm. Vince Prudente, John Menegon, Jeff Siegel. Toscani’s Piano Bar and Restaurant, New Paltz. 255-3800.

Acoustic Thursdays 6pm. Hosted By Kurt Henry. Each week view 3 performers. donation to musicians. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

11pm-1am. Country rock. $3. Snug Harbor, New Paltz.

Blues Jam and Dance Party 8pm. Hosted by Richie Colan. Swing dancers welcome. $5 free with dinner purchase. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

7-8:30pm. Moffatt Library, Washingtonville. 496-5483.

THU 22

David Kraai & The SaddleTramps

FRI 23

Women Coming to America 12pm. DCC students talk about their experiences moving to this country and explore their cultural differences. . Taconic Hall, Poughkeepsie. 431-8000.

Lenten Luncheon Lecture Series

Call for time. With Peter Davis and Friends. $13. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie.

1pm. Prophetic Practice in Ancient Israel. $16/$14 members. Bertelsmann Center, Bard College, Annandale. 758-7087.

MUSIC

THEATER

String Quartet Ethel

Winter Wellness Retreat

KIDS

Call for times. Herbal medicine, reiki and chakras. Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast, Saugerties. 246-3788.

11am-2pm. Aesthetician Kelly Kynion offers private consultations. Beacon Natural Market, Beacon. 838-1288.

CLASSES Reiki I and II Series

Swing Dance

8pm. Mandolin and guitar. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson.

vacation lodging, dinner etc. $85. Call for location. 462-7600 x109.

Seasonal Changes in Skin Care

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DANCE

The Right Hands

individual session. Rhinebeck Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-5797.

Call for times. An eight week session is being offered to include both Reiki I and II certifications. $160. The Lanesville Retreat House, Lanesville. 688-5672.

Super Saturdays for Kids 10:30am. Featuring Cocoon Theater presenting the Fisherman and his Wife. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Puppet Potpourri 11am. The Puppet People introduce audiences to the art of puppetry. $5 children, $8 adults. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck.

Family Festival 11am. Monkey Monkey Music: singer Meredith LeVande. Dutchess Hall Theater, Poughkeepsie.

MUSIC

Underneath the Lintle 8pm. A Mohonk Mountain Stage Production. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

SAT 24

8pm. The contemporary string quartet Ethel will perform. $22. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT

Little Sammy Davis

Magick, Mystery and Mayhem in the Minor Arcana: The Swords

Call for times. Little Sammy Davis, vocalist and harmonica player, of the Levon Helm Band. W/the Sugarbees. Town Crier Cafe, Pawling.

Call for times. Tarot workshop. Explore your psyches, attitudes and consciousness using your favorite decks. Four Saturdays. $200/$240/$60

Hayes Greenfield

DANCE Spring Dance 8pm. Featuring Moderation and other student choreography. Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandaleon-Hudson. 758-7900.

EVENTS 10th Annual Twin County Science Fair 10am-2pm. Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson. (518) 822-2027.

2pm. Interactive jazz for children and their families. Part of the Family Concert Series. $12 adults, $8 children 5-18. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge. 687-4855.

Music at Toscani’s 6-9pm. Teri Roiger, Frank Kimbrough, John Menegon, Mark McLean. Toscani’s Piano Bar and Restaurant, New Paltz. 255-3800.

Mr. E

Spring Gala 2007 5:30pm-10pm. An Auction to Benefit Poughkeepsie Day School: art, memorabilia,

8pm. Mr. E (Greg Englesson) and Friends. This is an ambient performance featuring Words. 60 Main, New Paltz. 255-1901.

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble 8pm. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul with Friends 8pm-12am. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul playing all kinds of soul music memphis-style. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

Barrett Lindgren and the French Explosion 8pm. Folk/Indie. Student Union, Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-4284.

American Society of Dowsers 1pm. Monthly meeting of the Catskill Mountain Chapter of ASD. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Walker Valley. 744-3960.

CLASSES Reiki Master Three Week Series 4-7:30pm. Begin Reiki master training with Lorry Salluzzi. $500. Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock. 688-5672.

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MUSIC

CLASSES

Artist’s Nest: Collage Escapes for Women

Acoustic Thursdays

Reiki I and II Series

6:30pm-9:30pm. Collage, embroider, draw, paint. $20. Call for location. 256-0754.

6pm. Hosted By Kurt Henry. Each week view 3 performers. donation to musicians. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

FILM

SPOKEN WORD

Young Frankenstien

Publicly Funded Health Care

7:15pm. SUNY Orange, Middletown. 341-4891.

7-9pm. Chatham Public Library, Chatham. (518) 672-4129.

WORKSHOPS

MUSIC Community Music Night

60s Cabaret Benefit for Chamber Arts Festival of Marbletown 8pm. Danielle Woerner, Jennie Litt, Matthew Finck, Scott Petito, David Balestra, and David Alpher perform. $25/$30. Back Stage Productions, Kingston. 687-2687.

Sonando 8pm. Dance to the beat of Sonando in the vault at Art On Wall. $15 advance, $18 at door. Art On Wall, Kingston.

A Special Evening with Ida and the M Shanghai String Band 8pm. American folk. $25 general, $20 member. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock.

Roger McGuinn 8pm. Roger McGuinn will perform a concert at The Egg. $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

Sloop Clearwater’s Spring Splash 8pm. Beacon High School High Steppers, Sara Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Richie Havens, Pete Seeger. $25, $35, $50. Beacon High School Auditorium, Beacon. (800) 838-3006.

Project Mercury 8pm-1am. Voted best new band by Hudson Valley Magazine. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

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Reality Check 9pm. A Hudson Valley rock party and dance band. Modern and classic dance rock hits. Silo Ridge Country Club, Amenia.

The Relatives 10pm-1am. 70’s and 80’s punk. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

White Knuckle Rodeo 10pm. Alternative rock. Firebird Lounge, Rhinebeck.

DANCE Sunday Swing Fling 1-4:30pm. A swing dance boot camp with Linda Freeman. Reformed Church of the Comforter, Kingston. 236-3939.

7pm. South African singing group. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 473-2072.

Spring Dance 8pm. Featuring Moderation and other student choreography. Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.

The 6th Annual International Women’s Day Conference

EVENTS

Mohonk Preserve Hike 5-6 mile hike. Call for meeting place and time. 888-2853.

Mohonk Preserve Singles Ski or Hike—Long Path 10am-4pm. Meet at the Minnewaska State Park Preserve Awosting Lot, New Paltz. 255-0919.

The Eastern Bluebird

2-4pm. Benefit for Mohawk community. Music, food, learning. Rosednale Theater, Rosednale. 255-2151.

8-10pm. Performers listen carefully to voices from the audience and create theater in front of your eyes. Suggested donation $10. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock. 255-7715.

WORKSHOPS Astrological Alchemy: Lunar Nodes, Pluto, Fate and Personal Destiny 2-4pm. Examine the placement of the Moon’s nodes and Pluto in your birthchart. Learn alchemical techniques. $15/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

SPOKEN WORD Breast Cancer Support Group

Playwrights’ Lab 6-8pm. Bertie by Sidney Norinsky. Free. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston.

3pm. Wesley Hall, Montgomery. 457-9867.

Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players 3pm. Family concert. $10/$8 children. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

The Laurel Piano Trio 3pm. $20/$15 seniors/$5 students. Holy Cross Church, Kingston.

Chamber Music Concert 7pm. Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale.

WED 28 CLASSES Compassionate Communication for Couples

7-9pm. Learn nontoxic alternatives and dramatically reduce the number of poisons in your home. $15/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Nursing Information Sessions 3pm. Information sessions about Nursing degree program that will cover the application process. Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge. 687-5261.

The Women of Rosendale 7pm. Presented by the Rosendale Library’s Local History Group, the reading will explore the role of women in the devevlopment of Rosendale.Free. Rosendale Library, Rosendale. 658-9013.

1-3pm. Attend a workshop on nonviolent communication for singles. $40. Inspired Books and Gifts, Kingston. 246-5935.

MUSIC Jack Hyatt, Gerald Marshall, and Ruby Hyatt 4pm. First Baptist Church, Poughkeepsie. 454-1340.

Music Alive!

MON 26

7:30pm. Featuring students and faculty of the College and The Bard College Conservatory of Music. Bard Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson.

DANCE Spring Dance 3pm-1am. Featuring Moderation and other student choreography. Fisher Center, Bard College. Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.

ART

Classics in Religion 10:30am. Christian Meditation. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

6pm-8pm. Opening. John Davis Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-5907.

THU 29

8pm-12am. Hosted by singer-songwriter Bob Lachman. Rhinebeck Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck.

Poetry Open Mike 7pm. Come to an open mike night featuring local poets. $4. Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

TUE 27 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Guided Imagery and Reiki Healing Circle 7pm-9pm. A reiki healing circle with psychic readings. $20. New Spirit of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-0008.

EVENTS National Single-Payer Universal Health Care 7pm-9pm. Columbia County community event on issues surrounding health care. Chatham Public Library, Chatham. (800) 453-1305.

Susan Richards 7pm. A reading by Susan Richards, author of Chosen by a Horse, the memoir of her personal healing through rehabilitating an abused racehorse. Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge.

FILM Second Annual Kent Film Festival Call for times. Films by independent and established film makers, workshops and lively discussions. Kent Community House Theater, Kent, Connecticut. (860) 927-7954.

Changing Hudson Project Workshop

“Dreamfigures”

The Llama Garden Retreat

8pm. Real Data on the Hudson River. Open to high school and community college teachers within the Hudson River estuary. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook.

Call for times. A Women’s Clay Art Therapy Group with Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, Registered Art Therapist. preregister, sliding fee. Call for location. 255-8039.

Call for times. Experience life on the farm with educational programs for children and adults. Blackberry Hill Farm, Hudson. (518) 851-7661.

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DANCE Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 8pm. $24/$20 seniors/$12 children. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

EVENTS Women’s Wellness Weekend Call for times. Rejuvenate the body and mind. $285-$575. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205.

9am-6pm. The Woodstock Community Center hosts an expo for environmental sustainability. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 679-8585.

2-4pm. Featuring music by Elizabeth Mitchell & Family and Uncle Rock (kids must be accompanied adults). $5 Children and Adults. Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock.

MUSIC

7:30pm. First Congregational Chrurch, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (860) 435-4866.

Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul with Friends 8pm-12am. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul playing all kinds of soul music memphis-style. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

The Machine 8pm. American’s ultimate Pink Floyd show. Also, The Chris Mahoney Project. Paramount Theater, Middletown. 647-1772.

Music at Toscani’s 6pm-10pm. John Menegon Trio: John Menegon, Rob Lindquist, Jeff Dowd. Toscani’s Piano Bar and Restaurant, New Paltz. 255-3800.

David Kraai with Sean Powell

LA Guitar Quartet 8pm. The Grammy Winning group recognized as one of America’s premier instrumental ensembles. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

7-10pm. Country rock. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz.

The Right Hands

David Crosby & Graham Nash

8pm. Mandolin and Guitar. The Cthtonic Clash Coffee House, Beacon.

8pm. Rock legends. UPAC, Kingston. 473-5288.

Stoddard Hollow String Band

Bill Perry Blues Band

8:30pm-1am. Music. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Big Kahuna

9pm. Former lead guitarist for Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of “The Band.” Bodless Opera House, Chester.

9pm. Big Kahuna will heat up the dance floor at the Lava Lounge. Lava Lounge, Monticello.

THE OUTDOORS

Voodelics

Mohonk Preserve Singles Ski or HikeNortheast Trail

10pm-1am. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

SPOKEN WORD Gallery Talk: Chrissie Iles on Michael Heizer 1-2pm. Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries, Beacon. 440-0100.

Open Mike

Environmental Expo

Elise Engler: Drawings

SPOKEN WORD

MUSIC

EVENTS

Levon Helm’s Kid’s Ramble

MUSIC

EVENTS

Millbrook Mountain Hike

WORKSHOPS

8pm-11pm. $10/$5 students. No location specified. 473-7050.

KIDS

7-9pm. $80. Call for location. 246-5935.

THE OUTDOORS 9:30am-3:30pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.

Contradance

Crescendo Choir Period Instrument Orchestra

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The Mistral Trio

SPOKEN WORD The Seeing Eye, The Listening Ear

12:30pm. A Workshop to help women acheive balance. Hosted by DCCs AAWCC. Taconic Hall, Poughkeepsie. 431-8000.

8:30pm. Hosted by Pete Laffin. Signups at 7pm. Cubbyhole Cafe, Poughkeepsie. 483-7584.

MUSIC

10am. $5/$3. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-5506.

THEATER

Open Mike Night

DANCE

Focus on You

Kanatsiohareke Benefit

1am-5pm. From literacy to leadership: Education empowering women worldwide. $40. Daniel Arts Center, Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 5287395.

THE OUTDOORS

7:30pm. Singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams. $34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1064.

6pm-7:30pm. Chatham Village Hall, Chatham. (518) 392-5821.

Nonviolent Communication for Singles

SPOKEN WORD

Lucinda Williams

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Trial and Error 10:30pm. Original rock and roll. Snugs, New Paltz.

7:30-9:30pm. Six local singer-songwriters in an open showcase. Free, but donations asked. The Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Call for times. An eight week session is being offered to include both Reiki I and II certifications. $160. The Lanesville Retreat House, Lanesville. 688-5672.

THEATER

10am-3pm. Meet at Spring Farm Trailhead, New Paltz. 255-0919.

SPOKEN WORD David Sedaris 8pm. One of America’s preeminent humorists. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-5288.

Underneath the Lintle Call for time. A Mohonk Mountain Stage Production. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

One-Act Plays 8pm. One-Act Plays by Anton Chekhov, Edward Albee and Tennessee Williams Featuring Richard Schofield, Mourka and Dean Shumbach. $10, $8 for ASK members. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston.

SAT 31 BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Magick, Mystery and Mayhem in the Minor Arcana: The Swords Call for times. Tarot workshop. Explore your psyches, attitudes and consciousness using your favorite decks. Four Saturdays. $200/$240/$60 individual session. Rhinebeck Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-5797.

THEATER Underneath the Lintle Call for time. A Mohonk Mountain Stage Production. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Wildman Jack’s Wild World of Reptiles 11am. An up-close and personal experience with reptiles. Part of the Saturday Morning Family Series. $5 children, $8 adults. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck.

WORKSHOPS The Rustic Show for Contemporary Living and the ART-chitexture Show 10am-6pm. Demonstrations and workshops; extraordinary furniture, sculpture, paintings and garden design. weekend pass $9; students $5; children under 12 free. O’Neill Center, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut. (800) 834-9437.

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HAYES GREENFIELD BRINGS HIS JAZZ-A-MA-TAZZ PROGRAM TO HIGH MEADOW SCHOOL IN STONE RIDGE MARCH 24.

familiar with and they are right there with me! They have been engaged, and from

For one day in March, the High Meadow School’s newly constructed performing

then on they aren’t afraid.

arts center in Stone Ridge will morph into a junior-league Village Vanguard, as New York saxophonist Hayes Greenfield brings Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz, his interactive children’s

JS: Do children intuitively understand the concept of improvisation better than

jazz education workshop, to town.

the average nonmusician adult?

Greenfield, who has performed with the likes of Rashied Ali, Paul Bley, and Ritchie

Greenfield: Adults get fixated on something in their mind and they are ready to

Havens, invites kids of all ages to scat-sing, dance, and generally pitch a wang-dang

blow it off if they don’t like it. Kids, they think about something. But if you do it with

doodle while learning the call-and-response language of jazz. The workshop started

a sense of humor, they’re more open to changing their minds. They may come in

in 1998 and grew out of For the Children, a short film that Greenfield produced.

with preconceived notions, but we do scatting and call and response and engage

The Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz touring trio includes Sonny Jane on drums and Adam Roberts on bass.

them, ask them what they think. This is the essence of music, the conversation that goes on between musicians. It’s all about active listening.

—Jeremy Schwartz

We get the audience to vocalize the instruments. I may divide them into two parts, where one side sounds like a walking bass and other is the hi-hat. There’s

JS: Jazz is often perceived as a complex musical form played by virtuoso

a subliminal education process going on. I’m teaching them and they don’t even

musicians. How do you introduce children to jazz?

know they are being taught.

Greenfield: What I’m trying to do with Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz is to use it as a vehicle to inspire people to get involved with the creative process. We’re not looking at it

JS: How do you use dance in the show?

as a complex form; it’s more about focusing on the human spirit and how it uses

Greenfield: It’s a blast. I do that to get them to dance to a jazz beat. A lot of children

improv as a way of expression. Jazz is an intricate and highly developed language,

think that if it’s not a funk beat, then they can’t dance to it. In America, the beautiful

but something that bothers me is that often people think that they are not up to it

thing is that we have diversity. We can add a calypso or swing beat and that’s when

intellectually. The essence of jazz is that if it swings and the groove is nice and warm

sparks really start to fly! The other day, we played a school in Queens where 30

and fat, it’s very inviting and you don’t have to feel afraid of it.

different languages were spoken. It was amazing. We were able to communicate through music.

JS: What are the mechanics of the workshop? Greenfield: We start out with a technique called negative discovery, where everyone

Hayes Greenfield’s Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz comes to High Meadow School’s High Meadow

[in the trio] is playing a different tune and no one is listening to each other. I stop the

Performing Arts Center in Stone Ridge on March 24. The event is the middle

band and give the audience a chance to ask, “What is this?” Inevitably, someone says,

performance in the school’s family concert series, which includes Peter Schickele

“Everybody’s offbeat” or “You’re not playing the same tune,” and I say, “Exactly!”

on March 3 and Elizabeth Mitchell with Dog on Fleas on April 15. All shows in the

Then I get them to help me count in the next tune and I play something they are

series begin at 2pm. (845) 334-2414; www.highmeadowschool.org.

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haos and doubt, fomenting awareness and fermenting commitment, weirdness like any other moment we’ve known, is all animated in the cosmos by the opposition of Saturn and Neptune. Every 35 years they meet face to face, and because of the movement of the Earth spinning around the Sun between the two of them (which creates the retrograde effect), there is usually a series of three exact meetings. The second of these was February 28. The first was back in August of 2006 and the third one happens this coming June. Personally, it would seem that everyone is experiencing this on some level in our personal lives, even if only through the lives of people close to us: assumptions dissolving, becoming free from psychological patterns, and seeking a new depth of self-understanding. Saturn opposing Neptune is about waking up and transforming ourselves in a conscious way; if done gently, using a combination of imagination and manifestation; otherwise, by falling apart and coming back together in a different form. With an event like this, you typically get a news curve focused around its most exact alignments. History speeds up and it takes on distinct properties, 130 PLANET WAVES CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

or at least they’re distinct if you can feel symbols at work and can imagine that we live in one world where everything is interconnected. When astrologers of the future look back, they will remember the Saturn-Neptune opposition as the time that the planet acknowledged the reality of climate change. It “all began” with the twin hurricanes, Rita and Katrina, in the summer of 2005, which is well within the time frame of a major transit like this (the total span of effect is at least five years, total, centered on right about now). That was an obvious turning point, particularly on the heels of the tsunami. That has not been pinned on climate change, but I have a theory. The melting ice cap in the south has taken the weight of that region of the world, and the resulting change in shape of the crust set off a subduction zone. I also have a theory that the quake was caused by oil drilling, which set off a knock effect via an immediately prior quake near Tasmania, and I don’t doubt that the technology exists to make an earthquake. Followers of Nikola Tesla would say it has for a while. Flooding of the land is the perfect image of Saturn,

symbolically a solid thing, meeting Neptune, symbolically and in reality a liquid one. So, too, is the revelation of the ineptitude of a government in the case of the United States that could not really help, and feels all washed up. The tsunami and the hurricanes changed the geography, economics, and the social structure of the world. Our way of thinking changed as a result. The tsunami and hurricanes were early effects (Neptune, in my experiences, often has those, and has the widest effect orb of any known planet). In February, as the opposition was very close to exact, climate change came back into the news curve with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change being released in Paris. In the windup to Saturn-Neptune part two, the world acknowledged for the first time that climate change is real and that it’s going to have effects we may be feeling for the next 1,000 years. We had, in a sense, an announcement of the apocalypse. Also in February, a military judge declared a mistrial in the case of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first US officer to refuse deployment to Iraq. For those who have not heard of Watada or have not been fol-

lowing his case, he is the by-all-accounts-exemplary officer who, after researching the Bush administration’s rationales for going to war, determined that it was an illegal and unconstitutional war, and said that if he participated, he could be prosecuted for war crimes. Instead, he offered to go to Afghanistan (which he felt was more clearly justified) but the Army refused, and instead chose to court-martial him. In recent months, the Hawaiian-born first lieutenant, who joined the Army to defend his country after the 9/11 attacks, has become an icon of the peace movement for his courage and integrity in standing up to his superiors, particularly the Bush administration. “I hated to leave my troops, but something had to be done to stop this insanity,” he said in January, according to Truthout.org. “How could I order men to die for something I believe is wrong? Wearing the uniform is not, and is never, an excuse.” It was suggested by a reader in the Seattle area that the mistrial was an act of mutiny by the military against the Bush administration. I won’t count that out, but I think there is a more plausible reason: Watada going on the witness stand would provide him with an international forum for expressing his views about the war, which in turn would start a debate. That had to be stopped, so the government cut its losses and got out of the game. Note that, unsurprisingly, a real discussion seems to be something the war’s advocates fear the most. Consider that this week, in our second historical development, Republicans in the Senate threatened to filibuster (that is, talk endlessly about nonsense to block real discussion). Here is how the San Francisco Chronicle reported it: “Senate Republicans blocked debate on the Iraq war, stymieing efforts by Democrats to send even a weak bipartisan message opposing President Bush’s order of 21,500 more troops into an intensifying civil war in Baghdad and Anbar province.” Senate Republican leaders pressured their most vocal antiwar critics into a test of party loyalty, using a procedural vote to save the administration a major embarrassment and stall Democratic plans to ratchet up pressure on the White House to begin pulling back from Iraq. The move also saved wavering Republicans from casting a difficult vote revealing their stand on the war. Then there was the trial of Scooter Libby, whose previous testimony was entered into evidence. He testified that he believed that President Bush had personally authorized him to reveal the contents of a classified document to a reporter for the New York Times, Judith Miller. In the midst of this all, we have the death of Anna Nicole Smith, who may be what we remember longest of all these details. As the Sun and Neptune made their exact conjunction, that set off the opposition. This came with the death of Smith, which occurred with the Sun-Neptune conjunction exact to six minutes of arc (one-tenth of a degree), summing up her difficult life, and reminding us that no matter how powerful the image of a woman is, she is still just a woman. Many people are asking why she is such a fascinating and even important subject to so

many people. This is not so difficult to understand: We relate to her. One way or another, we see ourselves as her, as connecting with her, as wanting her, as feeling compassion and a connection to her. Sun-Neptune is the image of one who defined her life by being a fantasy of everyone else, and also an object of collective desire so potent nobody could miss it. It is clear from her chart that she died of a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. Yet I assure you of one thing: She was lonely. If the coroner wants a cause of death for his form, let him write loneliness. She had just lost the one man who understood her—her son Daniel, who died in September right in her hospital room as she nursed her new baby daughter, now five months old. This is the thing lost in all of the news reports I have seen: Anna Nicole Smith is the symbol of our nation’s loneliness, and in particular, the loneliness of women. Sun-Neptune illustrates this sense of isolation dramatically, and also the immersion of our solar light in the cosmic sea, the intuitive ocean, the oneness with and separateness from it all. Ceres, too, is all over this chart: the grief of mothers, particularly the grief of mothers for their children (or, in truth, anyone they love) being abducted into the underworld. She is the sister of Cindy Sheehan, who echoes our country’s grief at the death of its children in a war that most of us have figured out is and always was unnecessary and disgusting, and will bankrupt our resources for generations. Smith’s life echoes the death and loss of children by any and every means, be it accidental or deliberate, natural or artificial, through whatever process, including growing up. The feelings of mothers are struggling to re-emerge within our culture as a meaningful thing; mothers are giving themselves permission to feel the struggle of being mothers—indeed, for the fact to be recognized that having a child or children, or feelings about them, is meaningful at all. Motherhood remains one of the last truly natural facts of our lives, and this one, too, is disappearing fast, or rather, coming at us with some rare intensity so that we don’t forget. But who, exactly, recognizes the plight of mothers? Then we might imagine that if the Earth herself has feelings, how does she feel about what is happening on her surface, and to her children, now? Sun conjunct Neptune occurred in the 20th degree of Aquarius, which has the symbol, “A large, white dove bearing a message.” Author-mystic Dane Rudhyar’s voice speaks to us over the decades, providing us with some clarity on this beautifully Aquarian degree: “The individual who has gone courageously and with indomitable spirit through her crucial crisis receives, as it were, a deep spiritual blessing from the soul realm: ‘Mission accomplished; peace be with you.’ And in this blessing a secret prophecy of what is yet to come may be seen by the…spiritually sensitive mind of the recipient. Every real spiritual step a [person] takes in [her] development is the result of a victory over the forces of inertia and destruction.” 3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM PLANET WAVES 131

Horoscopes March 2007 Eric Francis Coppolino

ARIES

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(March 20-April 19)

Breaking free is the theme of this moment, and it will take all your experience of the past two years to do so, as long as you have the confidence that you can. Breaking free of what? Well of course, the social expectations that keep more people trapped in their role, mode, frame of mind, and geographic location than I care to imagine. You seem to be relating to the world as the underdog, and in the coming weeks, as Mars makes its once per two-year conjunction to Chiron, the stars favor those who tend to feel less favored, particularly in certain social aspects of life. For example, this strongly favors those such as yourself who can abide by rules only if you helped create them. Indeed, the rules do need to change, and you appear to be one who is noticing this—and who is willing to do something about it. Remember that your strength comes from awareness and strategy, rather than from brute power, be it mental or physical.

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(April 19-May 20)

Before Venus finds its way through Aries into your birth sign and its home sign, much happens—to you and to those around you. It would appear that a close friend or partner is going through a significant change of some kind, perhaps a coming of age, a social debut, or a process of total reinvention. You seem to be in a supporting role, able to provide enough grounded feedback to at least ease their mind about the intensity of it all, the risks involved, and the peculiar challenges involved in really living out their idea of individuality. The more present you are, the more you may get the feeling you don’t exist or are not part of the story—but that set of facts has yet to manifest. Keep doing what feels right to you, and trust that before long, indeed, around the first day of spring, you will know where you stand; you will find a sense of direction, and a sense of home.

GEMINI (May 20-June 21) I’m having some difficulty describing your astrology this month. Maybe you’re having a similar experience thinking about your life, or your sense of connection to it all. Something is getting awfully, well, big is the first word that comes to mind, and intense is another. Not too poetic, I know. Big and intense, as in significant and focusing rapidly. Anyway, the point is you have the power to shape your life through your ability to envision your life. Architects know that all buildings start with plans on paper, but others are perhaps less inclined to respect the might of sketches and schematics. Now imagine your consciousness has a property like that; you can work “in theory” or “in principle” using what are called morphogenetic fields—the flexible but highly stable psychic architecture of the world we live in, including the way that soul morphs into a person, which in turn expresses itself in the world in an ongoing creative process. Draw and sketch consciously; work with awareness; remember your eraser.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Eclipses are blowing through town, a time in the life of any Cancerian when events arrive with that once-in-a-world feeling. To you more than to most, eclipses feel like going through a series of gateways, though what you may not be so clear about is how your journey ripples out into the world and shapes what you think of as destiny, including that of the people closest to you. Couple this with a lot of intensity in your 8th house, Aquarius, the one governing the nitty-gritty of your relationships and your community. You are connected to it; it is connected to you; there is an absolutely rare alchemy happening where the part you play in the drama of life is transforming even as you notice what it is. Nervous would be a natural feeling for now, but don’t waste your energy being anything but cool and calm. Even if you freak out a little, do it in a mindful and straightforward fashion. By this time next month, you will be mayor. www.planetwaves.net 132 PLANET WAVES CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

Horoscopes Eric Francis Coppolino

LEO

(July 22-Aug. 23)

It’s a good thing you’re a confident person, because any other kind of kitty would be hiding on the bedroom closet shelf. Who are all these people and how did they get into your life? Why are they all looking at you like you know everything? Stranger yet, why do they all seem like Titans and are still looking at you like you know everything? Don’t let on that you don’t. Listen carefully and give them back the best advice you hear them giving themselves. Remember that the real order of reality has yet to reveal itself, and it looks a lot different than the past. Take some of your own counsel from someone not directly involved, and who has a sense of humor. You’re in a position to profit wildly from the advances others make, and that you helped them make. Say as little as possible: save it up for the one beyond-brilliant idea you have simmering like a great invention about to happen or discovery about to be made.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Mercury retrograde constantly keeps the world wondering what you’re about to do next. Given that you have recently done quite a few exciting things, those around you may not be expecting your upcoming maneuver any more than you are; but all the others have led up to this one, in such a way as you have personally yet to recognize. You’ve been too busy keeping up with one detail after the next, and one small breakthrough leading to another, to see the whole scenario working itself out on so many different levels. While you will indeed notice, you may want to do something soon that shifts your perspective before that occurs: go someplace new, move all your projects to a room with a different view, listen only to classical music for a week, or watch a new movie every night, ones that you’ve never seen. Meditate on unfamiliarity, and let your mind drift into the abstract. There and then, the light will dawn.

LIBRA (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) Libra is the sign of beauty, but let’s face it, the creative process is kind of ugly. This may be why you so often perceive beauty as outside yourself and needing to exist in your environment. The nervous chaos that so often leads to beautiful experiences is not something you want to identify with, but now you have no choice but to dive into those electric-eel infested waters of uncertain depth. Anyway, forget your doubts; forget that you don’t know how to weld or solder, and that half the paints and chemicals in the workshop could eat your liver for breakfast. Forget that creating anything really new feels so, well, egotistical to one so attuned to the world of relationships as yourself. Put on your Mad Scientist hat, get busy, and stay busy till something impressive and inevitable happens. If you get up one morning and say, “I have to call in sick to work to do my real stuff,� do two things: First congratulate yourself handsomely, and second, pick up the phone.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 22)

Whatever shakeup is rumbling through your world, it’s not what you think, and the people who have so recently appeared in your life are about to take on new and unexpected roles. Indeed, you can safely judge nothing by how it appears today, how it seems in your mind, or what you fear the most. Your whole idea of what makes you safe seems to be running in reverse, hence you can eliminate all the factors that are, for one thing, not true, and for another, create the illusion that you’re not standing on solid ground. Notice, though, that the firm earth you seek is a clear sense of ethics in a time when right and wrong are for many people either indistinguishable or matter not. Yes, you’re needing to revise all your ideas about who and what is helpful, who and what feeds your soul, and how you define the truth; but I suggest you be thankful that you’re bothering with the exercise. www.planetwaves.net 3/07 CHRONOGRAM.COM PLANET WAVES 133

Horoscopes Eric Francis Coppolino

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) You have little patience for politics, perhaps too little. On our planet, when people get together, the collective power created by the encounter must be distributed. People have a synergistic effect, that is, greater than the sum of the parts. Any group can only hope to have someone in its midst who has some worthwhile ideas about what is fair and what is not, what is necessary and what is not—and who has the strength to stand up for them. Yes, there are honest and ethical people all around, but few give a voice to their heartfelt values. Too few are bold and creative. Too many fear “stepping on the toes” of those who step on heads. These days you not only have little choice in the matter of whether to voice your ideas, you also have every reason to speak up for the world you want to see born around you, indeed, a world you can live in and where you are welcome. That world needs you to act—before it takes up a life of its own, not after.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Another big wave has come in, but like a child at the beach for the first time, you’re learning to dive through head-on. Capricorn is an earthy sign; however, the goat that symbolizes it has the tail of a fish. In fact you are perfectly attuned to live in a world where the facts are wrong, where emotion is shaped and guided by advertising, and where it’s cool to lie as long as you do it well. You thrive in this world because you can see through it all, and because you’re not limited to any one particular dimension or way of doing things. Anyway—the current chapter is about money, using it better, getting clear about it, and making sure that you’re on the winning end of any game where shared resources are being moved. You’ve made large investments into the community chest and the community itself, and what comes back to you is not only destined for a worthy purpose; it is, in fact, your own to have and share.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) For many months now, the planetary action has gone from sign to sign like the circus going from city to city. But every now and then it stops somewhere for a while, usually due to a retrograde—in the current instance, that of Mercury. While you may be rethinking some pretty deep stuff and are likely to be making decisions about what is right for you in the long run, make sure you don’t make the mistake of counting yourself as less influential than you are. Remember that you cannot see your actual influence, for the most part. Because of this, I suggest strongly that you work with what you can see and feel, which is your state of mind. Though you will discover this at some point soon, it was at work long before your awareness took over. You are broadcasting so loud and so clear that you’re influencing your entire environment. Keep your focus “in there” and you will have excellent results “out there.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Who really knows why some events, people, and circumstances call you into focus and why others do not. Life is full of cycles, the cycles have relationships, and there are intervals when several of the big ones gather and have unusual effects. I concede that the presence of six planets in Aquarius may have you feeling a little nervous because so much seems out of your control, tucked into a blind spot. The point is, you can actually feel what’s going on back there, and at least you’re aware of some unusual activity. If you focus on what you can in fact see and feel rather than what you cannot, and let your instincts guide you the crucial decisions you’re now making, they’ll work out far better than you can imagine at the moment. Typically people wonder “what was I thinking?” when they screw up royally. It seems you’ll look back on some unusual breakthrough and wonder much the same thing. www.planetwaves.net 134 PLANET WAVES CHRONOGRAM.COM 3/07

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Parting Shot Claude Lorrain

Claude Lorrain, An Artist Sketching with a Second Figure Looking On, black chalk with dark brown wash on white paper, 8 1/2 “ x 12 5/8”, 1635-40

Renowned primarily for his skill in representing the sun at dawn and dusk, Claude Lorrain (1600-1682) is considered one of the masters of ideallandscaping, an art form that seeks to present a picture of nature more beautiful than nature itself. Light was the key element used by Lorrain; he used the sun to illuminate a whole picture for the first time in art. Lorrain’s drawings are as lauded as his paintings. They are considered to be far more spontaneous, often depicting figures wearing biblical or classical costumes, a departure from his earlier works in which figures wore contemporary dress. His series of drawings that show artists working in the open air are thought by some to be self-portraits. This piece, An Artist Sketching with a Second Figure Looking On, is part of the exhibit, “Claude Lorrain: The Painter as Draftsman,” which will be on view at the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute in Williamstown through April 29. (413) 458-2303; www.clarkart.edu. —Peter M. Laffin

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